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The Wishing Game

By: Meg Shaffer
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Rachel Jacobs
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'Part Willy Wonka, part magical realism, and wholly moving' Jodi Picoult

'Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter to reading and the power childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up' V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

'A dreamy, inventive novel about how books can not only change lives but save them too' Sarah Addison Allen, author of Other Birds

One of the Washington Post's top ten feel-good novels of the year: a perfect gift for book lovers everywhere!

During her lonely childhood, Lucy Hart found solace in Jack Masterson's Clock Island books. Now a teacher's aide, she shares her love of reading with Christopher, a former student she'd give anything to adopt - if only she could afford it.

Just when Lucy is about to give up, the famously reclusive writer announces that he's finally written a new book, and he's holding a contest at his home on the real Clock Island to win the only copy.

Winning the most sought-after book in the world could change Lucy and Christopher's lives. But with wily opponents, the books' distractingly handsome illustrator, and Jack Masterson himself to contend with, that won't be as easy as she wishes . . .

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This book! I could not even get to sleep. It captured and warmed my heart. Truly a good plot, funny, at times sad and exciting ❤️ Thank you for writing this. Keep writing 📝

So good!

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I’ve never left a review before but felt I have to warn people to avoid listening to this book. The story is ok, a bit cheesy but passable. The narration is distractingly bad, in particular her voice for Hugo which is supposed to be English but is just terrible.

‘British’ Accent is awful!

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I would have vastly preferred if the narrator read in her own accent rather than the super cringey half cockney half Australian accent of Hugo. Tbh it kind of ruined it for me. Definitely should have read this one myself.

Lovely story, narration not for me

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It was a good story but the British accent ruined it for me - I almost couldn’t bear to continue.

Dreadful British accent

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I liked the story, it was whimsical even if the child/teacher relationship was a little strange. The awful English accent really threw me though, the narrators American kept bleeding through. Bert from Mary Poppins kind of bad 😬

Nice story, terrible accents

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