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The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood - ISBN: 9781472228383
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Unexpected friendship reveals secrets and heals hearts in surprising ways.

The One-in-a-Million Boy

The touching novel of a 104-year-old woman's friendship with a boy you'll never forget…

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    432 pages

  • Release Date

    14 March 2017

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Summary

THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION BOY is for anyone who loves to laugh, cry, and think about how extraordinary ordinary life can be. Not to be missed by readers who loved THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, ELIZABETH IS MISSING or THE SHOCK OF THE FALL.

The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don’t they teach you anything at school?

So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who’s been sent to help her out every Saturday morni…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472228383
ISBN-10:1472228383
Author:Monica Wood
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Review
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:14 March 2017
Weight:302g
Dimensions:197mm x 131mm x 27mm
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Critics Review

It’s a pleasure to linger with her elegant prose, keen eye, and grace of thought

Curl up and enjoy this bewitching novel - Woman & Home

A lovely, quirky novel about misfits across generations - Daily Mail

A whimsical and bittersweet story about finding friendship in the most unlikely places - Good Housekeeping

Razor sharp while packing a heart-wrenchingly powerful emotional punch… Beautifully written, cleverly constructed, at times hilariously funny and ultimately deeply affecting - this should be a smash - Sunday Mirror

Delightful. It’s a hugely engaging look at how lives can be remade in the most unexpected of ways - Sunday Express

Heartwarming… beautifully sketched characters… life-affirming ***** - Stylist

A beguiling, heart-wrenching and funny book… Absolutely gorgeous - Psychologies

This inspirational tale of friendship, world records and following dreams is a stunner - Heat

About The Author

Monica Wood

Monica Wood is an award-winning, bestselling novelist and memoirist. Born in Maine, New England, to an Irish Catholic family, she worked as a guidance counsellor and in a nursing home before becoming a full-time writer. She is also a singer, and travelled the New England circuit singing jazz, country, pop and gospel for many years. She lives in Maine with her husband.

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