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The One-In-A-Million Boy - The Touching Novel Of A 104-Year-Old Woman's Friendship With A Boy You'll Never Forget

by Wood Monica
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Unlikely friendship blossoms between a centenarian and boy.

The One-In-A-Million Boy is a heartwarming story about unlikely friendships. It features a 104-year-old Ona who is opened up to new stories in her life by an unsuspecting boy who helps her around the garden. The story is a great read for lovers of emotional and touching tales, and for anyone who wants to believe in the redeeming power of relationships even at very old ages.

  • Nautilus Book Award for Fiction: Large Publisher (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The One-In-A-Million Boy - The Touching Novel Of A 104-Year-Old Woman's Friendship With A Boy You'll Never Forget

by Wood Monica
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ISBN: 9781472228383
Authors: Wood Monica
Publisher: HACHETTE
Date of Publication: 2017-01-13
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.09
(rated by 35113 readers)

Description

The unforgettable novel about a boy in a million - and the 104-year-old woman who saves his family.Not to be missed by readers who loved THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, ELIZABETH IS MISSING or THE SHOCK OF THE FALL. 'A lovely, quirky novel about misfits across generations' Daily MailThe 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 morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades.One Saturday, he doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father Quinn arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son's good deed. The boy's mother is not so far behind. Ona is set to discover that even at her age the world can surprise you, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find yourself again.'A bittersweet story about finding friendship in the most unlikely of places' Good Housekeeping.
 

Unlikely friendship blossoms between a centenarian and boy.

The One-In-A-Million Boy is a heartwarming story about unlikely friendships. It features a 104-year-old Ona who is opened up to new stories in her life by an unsuspecting boy who helps her around the garden. The story is a great read for lovers of emotional and touching tales, and for anyone who wants to believe in the redeeming power of relationships even at very old ages.

  • Nautilus Book Award for Fiction: Large Publisher (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.