From the bestselling author of Wed Wabbit and Old Baggage, Wished is a hilarious misadventure about how the biggest wishes can come true, in the most unexpected ways.
From the bestselling author of Wed Wabbit, Wished is a hilarious misadventure about how the biggest wishes can come true, in the most unexpected ways.
Ed and his sister Roo are faced with the most boring half-term holiday in history: five days spent in the company of their elderly neighbour Miss Filey, and her ancient, smelly cat.But when they find a box of birthday candles in a cupboard in Miss Filey's house, their world is changed completely. These are no ordinary candles, every single one of them comes with a wish.There's only one problem: some of those wishes actually belong to someone else . . .
This magic adventure is a wish come true Children’s Book of the Week in The Times
Instantly engaging . . . elegantly balanced between classic and contemporary Guardian
A joyful celebration of living life to the full Daily Mail
Award-winning Lissa Evans returns with another warm-hearted, laugh-out-loud funny read Sunday Express
Pure delight . . . fizzes with creativity, wit, style and charm New Statesman
Very wise, very magic, very, very funny Hilary McKay
It seems that Lissa Evans only writes instant classics . . . she's one of the funniest writers for any age Anthony McGowan
I can't stop thinking about this beautiful and very funny book Jenny McLachlan
A perfect, flawless, funny, touching book, with the best grumpy talking cat of all time Nicola Skinner
A superbly funny misadventure about unexpected friendships and living life to the full Editor's Choice, The Bookseller
Lissa Evans still remembers writing her first joke, aged 7 (it involved a hippo). She never lost her interest in funny lines, and, following a medical degree, she changed careers to become a comedy producer for radio and TV. Her children's novels have been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, Carnegie Medal, and Branford Boase Award. Her books for adults include Their Finest Hour and a Half, which was longlisted for the Baileys Prize and made into a recent film (Their Finest, starring Bill Nighy); Old Baggage and V for Victory.
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