| The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride Contributor(s): Siple, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1944715363 ISBN-13: 9781944715366 Publisher: Black Rose Writing OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Friendship |
| Dewey: 813.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Family - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: #1 Amazon Bestseller Coming of Age, Literary Fiction, and Biographical Literary Fiction Maxy Awards "Book of the Year" "An emotional story that will leave readers meditating on the life-saving magic of kindness." -IndieReader With all his family and friends gone, one-hundred-year-old Murray McBride is looking for a reason to live. He finds it in Jason Cashman, a ten-year-old boy with a terminal heart defect and a list of five things he wants to do before he dies. Together, they race against the limited time each has left, ticking off wishes one by one. Along the way, Murray remembers what it's like to be young, and Jason fights for the opportunity to grow old. But when tragedy strikes, their worlds are turned upside-down, and an unexpected gift is the only thing that can make Jason's final wish come true. |
Contributor Bio(s): Siple, Joe: - Joe Siple is a television sportscaster turned novelist and speaker. Before shifting his focus to fiction, he had dozens of articles published in a variety of magazines and wrote a screenplay that placed 7th in the Writer's Digest Competition. Joe currently lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife and two daughters. Learn more about him by visiting www.joesiple.com. |