Books on Tour - The Wish List of Albie Young by Ruby Hummingbird
This unmissable, unforgettable book
will crack your heart in two and piece it back together again. Have a packet of
tissues handy…
Sometimes you have to hit the bottom
before you can float to the top.
Maria Birch is seventy years old and,
for her, every week is the same.
On Monday, she does her weekly shop.
On Tuesday, she goes for a blow-dry. On Wednesday, she visits the laundrette.
But Thursday is her favourite day of all – everything hurts less on a Thursday.
Every Thursday Maria walks to her
local café. Waiting for her at one of the red gingham-topped tables is Albie
Young, a charming man with a twinkle in his eye and an impressive collection of
tweed flat caps. Every week, the pair share a slice of marble cake and a pot of
tea.
Except, one week, Albie doesn’t turn
up.
When Maria finds out what has
happened, her perfectly ordered life is ripped apart at the seams. Suddenly,
she is very lonely. Without her Thursday friend – her only friend – she no
longer has the energy to circle the weekly TV listings, she has no reason to
leave her apartment, no reason to laugh.
Then she discovers that Albie isn’t
who she thought he was, and she’s left wondering if she knew her friend at all.
But Albie has left behind a legacy – a handwritten list of wishes he never got
the chance to complete.
Maria is resigned to facing the rest
of her days heartbroken and alone. But fulfilling Albie’s wishes could hold the
key to her happiness – if only she’s able to look past his secret…
This life-affirming and heartfelt tale
is for anyone who has ever looked at their life and wanted more. Fans of
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and The Keeper of Lost Things will love
this poignant story, which shows us that for the truest loves, the end is never
really the end…his unmissable,
unforgettable book will crack your heart in two and piece it back together
again. Have a packet of tissues handy…
Sometimes you have to hit the bottom before you can float to the top.
Maria Birch is seventy years old and, for her, every week is the same.
On Monday, she does her weekly shop. On Tuesday, she goes for a blow-dry. On
Wednesday, she visits the laundrette. But Thursday is her favourite day of all
– everything hurts less on a Thursday.
Every Thursday Maria walks to her local café. Waiting for her at one of the red
gingham-topped tables is Albie Young, a charming man with a twinkle in his eye
and an impressive collection of tweed flat caps. Every week, the pair share a
slice of marble cake and a pot of tea.
Except, one week, Albie doesn’t turn up.
When Maria finds out what has happened, her perfectly ordered life is ripped
apart at the seams. Suddenly, she is very lonely. Without her Thursday friend –
her only friend – she no longer has the energy to circle the weekly TV
listings, she has no reason to leave her apartment, no reason to laugh.
Then she discovers that Albie isn’t who she thought he was, and she’s left
wondering if she knew her friend at all. But Albie has left behind a legacy – a
handwritten list of wishes he never got the chance to complete.
Maria is resigned to facing the rest of her days heartbroken and alone. But
fulfilling Albie’s wishes could hold the key to her happiness – if only she’s
able to look past his secret…
This life-affirming and heartfelt tale is for anyone who has ever looked at
their life and wanted more. Fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and The
Keeper of Lost Things will love this poignant story, which shows us that for
the truest loves, the end is never really the end…
hisunmissable,unforgettablebookwillcrackyourheartintwoandpieceitbacktogetheragain.Haveapacketoftissueshandy…
Sometimesyouhavetohitthebottombeforeyoucanfloattothetop.
MariaBirchisseventyyearsoldand,forher,everyweekisthesame.
OnMonday,shedoesherweeklyshop.OnTuesday,shegoesforablow-dry.OnWednesday,shevisitsthelaundrette.ButThursdayisherfavouritedayofall–everythinghurtslessonaThursday.
EveryThursdayMariawalkstoherlocalcafé.Waitingforheratoneoftheredgingham-toppedtablesisAlbieYoung,acharmingmanwithatwinkleinhiseyeandanimpressivecollectionoftweedflatcaps.Everyweek,thepairshareasliceofmarblecakeandapotoftea.
Except,oneweek,Albiedoesn’tturnup.
WhenMariafindsoutwhathashappened,herperfectlyorderedlifeisrippedapartattheseams.Suddenly,sheisverylonely.WithoutherThursdayfriend–heronlyfriend–shenolongerhastheenergytocircletheweeklyTVlistings,shehasnoreasontoleaveherapartment,noreasontolaugh.
ThenshediscoversthatAlbieisn’twhoshethoughthewas,andshe’sleftwonderingifsheknewherfriendatall.ButAlbiehasleftbehindalegacy–ahandwrittenlistofwisheshenevergotthechancetocomplete.
Mariaisresignedtofacingtherestofherdaysheartbrokenandalone.ButfulfillingAlbie’swishescouldholdthekeytoherhappiness–ifonlyshe’sabletolookpasthissecret…
Thislife-affirmingandheartfelttaleisforanyonewhohaseverlookedattheirlifeandwantedmore.FansofEleanorOliphantisCompletelyFineandTheKeeperofLostThingswilllovethispoignantstory,whichshowsusthatforthetruestloves,theendisneverreallytheend…'The Wish List of Albie Young' is a heartwarming read and is the debut novel by Ruby Hummingbird.
The main character is seventy year old Maria Birch and throughout the book she goes on a journey of self discovery. She has a very regimented life, doing the same thing, on the same day each week and looks forward to her weekly catch up with Albie Young, a gentleman friend, where they share a cup of tea and cake and a good chat. However one week Albie doesn't turn up and it is then that Maria discovers secrets about Albie and a list of things he wanted to do but never got round to doing, Maria then decides to fulfil the list and enter a journey of self discovery and excitment.
I really enjoyed 'The Wish List of Albie Young' and found the book to be heartwarming and very emotional. It is one of those books that I found myself thinking about throughout the day when I wasn't reading it. The main character is seventy years old, and I must admit, I don't usually read books that have older characters, however I found this book a great read.
I recommend this book to all my blog readers who want a truly emotional read.
Thank you to Bookouture for inviting me to take part in the blog tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest review.
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