Delightfully candid, insightful and ripe with promise, The Wishing Year will inspire even the most sceptical reader to wish upon a star. Ultimately, as Oxenhandler's wishes start to come true, she discovers both the power of wishing and the truth behind the cautionary adage 'Be careful what you wish for'. So begins both a journey of self-discovery and a mystical exploration of the quintessentially human art of wishing - from primeval magic to contemporary belief in the 'law of attraction'. Throughout her year of wishful thinking, Oxenhandler did not necessarily come to believe in magic even though she got her three wishes for spiritual healing after a painful disconnect, a home. And so, stifling her doubts, she brazenly launched three wishes into the universe: for a new love, a healed soul and a place to call home. Taking stock of her life one New Year's Day, Noelle Oxenhandler found it sadly wanting. The Wishing Year is a captivating memoir of one woman's courageous year-long journey to make her most fervent wishes come true. Noelle Oxenhandler is the author of two previous nonfiction books, A Grief Out of Season and The Eros of Parenthood. A real-life The Secret with a strong dash of Eat Pray Love and Salvation Creek, The Wishing Year will touch anyone who has ever made a wish.
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