11. Twenty Wishes

by Debbie Macomber

The story begins with a group of widows getting together to offer each other support to get through the hardest holiday for them, Valentine's Day. Between sipping champagne and dancing on bubble wrap, they begin to talk about all the things they wished they'd done. Together they decide to each create a list of twenty wishes.

This novel follows the lives of these women and how they make their wishes come true, often in unexpected ways. Some of the wishes are easy, some take a lot of work. And others take them far out of their comfort zone.

You would think with so many stories being told, the novel itself would be choppy. But as these friends interact with each other and work towards fulfilling their wish lists, one scene flows effortlessly into another.

This is a wonderful, slice of life book, filled with heart ache and loneliness, laughter and tears. But most of all it's filled with hope. I think we could all use a list of twenty wishes in our lives.