Wish You Well

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About this book

Following a family tragedy, siblings Lou and Oz must leave New York and adjust to life in the Virginia mountains--but just as the farm begins to feel like home, they'll have to defend it from a dark threat in this New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story.Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her family. Then tragedy strikes--and Lou and her younger brother, Oz, must go with their invalid mother to live on their great-grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains.Suddenly Lou finds herself growing up in a new landscape, making her first true friend, and experiencing adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. When a dark, destructive force encroaches on her new home, her struggle will play out in a crowded Virginia courtroom...and determine the future of two children, an entire town, and the mountains they love.

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4.1/5 · 34079 readers · 351 pages · ≈ 6 h 30 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Wish You Well?

About ≈ 6 h 30 m — 351 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mWish You Well~6 h 30 m

How many pages is Wish You Well?

351 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Wish You Well351

What genre is Wish You Well?

It sits on the Romance shelves.

Has Wish You Well been made into a movie or TV show?

Yes — screen adaptations include Wish You Well (2013).

Who wrote Wish You Well?

David Baldacci (1960–0).