Ebook {Epub PDF} Wishin and Hopin by Wally Lamb

Written by genius Wally Lamb, this is the story of Felix Funicello, who is in 5th grade in the fall of (Yes, his third cousin in Annette Funicello!) Felix attends the local parochial school and after inadvertently making his teacher, Sister Dymphna, have a nervous breakdown, the class gets a long-term sub who is not a nun/5(K).  · by Wally Lamb ‧RELEASE DATE: Dec. 1, Lightweight holiday fare in the entirely predictable subgenre of What Else Can Go Wrong at the Christmas Pageant? Lamb (The Hour I First Believed, , etc.) takes half the novel just to get around to Yuletide. Up until that time, he lays sometimes laborious, sometimes lighthearted groundwork at the Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School Author: Wally Lamb.  · Lamb is a very good writer, and Wishin’ and Hopin’ is a charming read with a genuinely funny ending. Wishin’ and Hopin’ from Wally Lamb reminds us of what innocence was like. Lamb’s rich panoply of details render this novel first-rate escapism just begging for a comforter and a cup of www.doorway.ru: HarperCollins Publishers.

I've been a fan of Wally Lamb for quite a few years now having read a few of his novels so I was excited to read Wishin' and Hopin' and I wasn't disappointed. At first I wasn't sure I was going to like it but just as quickly I got into the swing of things back in the 's and starting enjoying this novel quite a bit. Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin' and Hopin' --an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Buy Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story By Wally Lamb. Available in used condition with free delivery in the US. ISBN: ISBN

From the Funicello family’s bus-station lunch counter to the elementary school playground (with an uproarious stop at the Pillsbury Bake-Off), Wishin’ and Hopin’ is a vivid slice of s life, a wise and witty holiday tale that celebrates where we’ve been–and how far we’ve come. Written by genius Wally Lamb, this is the story of Felix Funicello, who is in 5th grade in the fall of (Yes, his third cousin in Annette Funicello!) Felix attends the local parochial school and after inadvertently making his teacher, Sister Dymphna, have a nervous breakdown, the class gets a long-term sub who is not a nun. Lamb is a very good writer, and Wishin’ and Hopin’ is a charming read with a genuinely funny ending. Wishin’ and Hopin’ from Wally Lamb reminds us of what innocence was like. Lamb’s rich panoply of details render this novel first-rate escapism just begging for a comforter and a cup of tea.