Anne Marie, meanwhile, must deal with the reappearance of her adult stepdaughter, Melissa, who always held her in disdain. With Elise's prodding, Anne Marie decides to fulfill one of her wishes-do good for someone else-and becomes a “lunch buddy” to an at-risk third grader. Together, the four make life-fulfillment wish lists. Elise Beaumont entered widowhood after cancer claimed her husband. Lillie Higgins lost her husband in the same plane crash that claimed the husband of their daughter, Barbie Foster. Separated from her husband after he refused to have a baby with her, Anne Marie felt certain they would reconcile-until he suddenly died. (and others) for a hopeful tale of four widows who meet at 38-year-old Anne Marie Roche's bookstore. |a Booksellers and bookselling |v Fiction. |a Don Mills, Ont : |b MIRA Books, |c c2008. |a ZGA |c ZGA |d BAKER |d UPZ |d WIQ |d BTCTA |d UKM |d YDXCP |d NLC |d UBY |d JRS As Ellen helps Anne Marie complete her list, they both learn that wishes can come true.but not necessarily in the way you expect! Originally published in 2008. It's a relationship that becomes far more involving-and far more important-than Anne Marie had ever imagined. When she volunteers at a local school, an eight-year-old girl named Ellen enters her life. Some of the items on Anne Marie's list: learning to knit, falling in love again, doing good for someone else. They each begin a list of twenty wishes-including things they'd always wanted to do but never did. On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate.a sense of hope.

She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there's a feeling of emptiness. At thirty-eight, she's childless, a recent widow. What do you want most in the world? What Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. Come back to Blossom Street! Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber for this hopeful story of enduring friendship and starting over.

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