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Anne Marie Roche, a thirty‑eight year‑old, childless widow, owns a thriving bookstore on Seattle’s Blossom Street. Though successful, she feels an emptiness in her life. After a Valentine’s Day meeting with other widows, they each compile twenty wishes—dreams left unrealized. Anne Marie’s list includes learning to knit, falling in love again, and doing good for others. When she volunteers at a local school, an eight‑year‑old girl named Ellen enters her world, creating a deep and unexpectedly transformative relationship. Together, they work to fulfill their wishes, learning that fulfillment may come in ways they never anticipated.
The novel explores themes of friendship, grief, compassion, and personal renewal, set against the backdrop of a close‑knit Seattle community.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Debbie Macomber
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