Twenty Wishes, Book #30

Well this past week I took another walk down Blossom Street. This time I poked around in Anne Marie's Bookshop.  This would surely be one of my favorite stores!  I loved loved loved this book and the way it told of four lonely widows who formed a little group. They decided it was time for them to get over their mourning with each others help and starting make a wish list of things they hadn't done but wanted to.  It was everything from elaborate to simple.  Anne Marie has a hard time starting out, but then with the help of precious 8 year old who comes into her life it doesn't take long to work on getting those wishes filled!!!  What I especially love about these Blossom Street books is that while one shop is featured and that owner may be the "main character" the other ladies and men also get a full nod too.  Each widow had their own story and while they might not get as many details as Anne Marie did, you still got to see how their wishes worked out.  

What do you want most in the world?
What Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, she's childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there's a feeling of emptiness.
On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate…hope. They each begin a list of twenty wishes—things they always wanted to do but never did.
Anne Marie's list includes learning to knit, falling in love again, doing good for someone else. When she volunteers at a local school, an eight-year-old girl named Ellen enters her life. It's a relationship that becomes far more involving—and far more important—than Anne Marie had ever imagined.
As Ellen helps Anne Marie complete her list of twenty wishes, they both learn that wishes can come true…but not necessarily in the way you expect.  (picture and description from amazon.com)

O:)
Melissa