{"product_id":"the-wishing-hill-isbn-9780451415943","title":"The Wishing Hill","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhat if everything you knew about your life was wrong?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYears ago, Juliet Clark gave up her life in California to follow the man she loved to Mexico and pursue her dream of being an artist. Now her marriage is over, and she’s alone, selling watercolors to tourists on the Puerto Vallarta boardwalk.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen her brother asks her to come home to wintery New England and care for their ailing mother, a flamboyant actress with a storied past, Juliet goes reluctantly. She and her self-absorbed mother have always clashed. Plus, nobody back home knows about her divorce—or the fact that she’s pregnant and her ex-husband is not the father.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJuliet intends to get her mother back on her feet and return to Mexico fast, but nothing goes as planned. Instead she meets a man who makes her question every choice and reawakens her spirit, even as she is being drawn into a long-running feud between her mother and a reclusive neighbor. Little does she know that these relationships hold the key to shocking secrets about her family and herself that have been hiding in plain sight.…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED\u003cb\u003e**Chosen by \u003ci\u003eLadies Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as a Great Summer Read**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A luminous novel of buried secrets.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Caroline Leavitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story about love, loss, secrets, and finding out where we're really supposed to be.\"—\u003cb\u003eMaddie Dawson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stuff that Never Happened\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A novel that sings: of love for a child, regret for life, and the quiet triumphs of survival and finding each other again.\"—\u003cb\u003eSusan Straight, National Book Award nominee for \u003ci\u003eHighwire Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eBetween Heaven and Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vivid [and] compassionate.\" —\u003cb\u003eMargo\u003c\/b\u003et \u003cb\u003eLivesey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Robinson's first novel sparkles with warmth and wit while tackling the prickly sides of a mother-daughter relationship. . .With deeply emotional passages tempered by humor and some surprising romance, Robinson's portrayal of family members striving to forge deeper connections after self-imposed absences is compelling. Fans of Martha Southgate and Heidi W. Durrow will enjoy this tender, full-hearted tale of quiet triumphs, mended fences and new connections.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There are relationship twists aplenty, relationships rearranged and reassessed, relationships that grow and others that die, and brand new relationships to explore. . .Robinson's fiction debut is a good beach read for those who like to reflect on the complexity and messiness of family relationships.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So appealing and addictive.”\u003cb\u003e—Novel Escapes (4 ½ stars) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An easy and engaging read, \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent choice for book lovers who can relate to the sometimes thorny aspects of family life.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Merrimack Valley Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHolly Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist whose work appears regularly in national venues such as \u003ci\u003eBetter Homes and Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLadies’ Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e, Open Salon, and \u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Gerbil Farmer’s Daughter: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Target Breakout Book. Robinson holds a BA in biology from Clark University and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts–Amherst. She and her husband have five children, two cats, a grumpy hamster, and two very stubborn small dogs.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301839294693,"sku":"NP9780451415943","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451415943.jpg?v=1767742251","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wishing-hill-isbn-9780451415943","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}