Wish You Well

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Norma Lana, David Baldacci

Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

It is 1940 and a tragedy sends Lou and her little brother, Oz, along with their invalid mother, from New York City to the rugged mountains of Southwest Virginia to live with their great-grandmother. The story is told with both heartbreaking elegance and large doses of touching humor as the lives of Lou and Oz are changed forever.

The portraits of the land and its people are described with an extraordinary eye for detail, and the story flows through swells of prejudice, innocence, faith, and the question of whether one can ever really wish another well. The climactic courtroom battle is as unpredictable as it is relentless and will not only decide the fates of Lou, Oz, and their mother, but also those they have touched.

©2000 Columbus Rose, Ltd (P)2000 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Richly textured." (Library Journal)
"Baldacci triumphs with his best novel yet, an utterly captivating drama." (Publishers Weekly)

Absolute FAVORITE Baldacci book!!

I have loved all of Baldacci's books so far, but this one is at the absolute top of my list. A beautiful story of family and history. Baldacci has an incredible way of pulling us, the reader, into the story and scenes as if we're there experiencing it for ourselves. This is a must read!!!

Great story, well written, good narration.

I love stories like this about the extraordinary in the ordinary, about people with personality and character and about great things in simple things. . We need more tales that inspire as this story has done.

simply amazing

as a huge Baldacci fan this book was so refreshing. I hope he writes more with this style

Just like Oz, Baldacci knocks it out of the park

Thanks to the author for reaching into the past to show us the goodness available to us with each sunrise. Though there’s adversity, hardship and sorrow aplenty, this story is a beautiful reminder that love never fails and Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Unexpectedly awesome!

I read or listen to books of SiFy or detectives or history fiction. So I was not expecting this one to be such a brilliant pice of art! It grip me from the start and didn't let go! I recommend this to anyone.

Awesome!

Love this story. I have read almost all his books and I have to say this was my favorite. It can almost take you back to that time in place.

LOVED IT!!

I was pulled in by thus simple but heart felt story from the first word. I found myself gasping , cheering , and rooting for each character. Best read in a while.

Exceptional story

Wonderful story about multiple generations. I enjoyed it very much and have passed it on to my wife to read.

one of my top ten stories of all time...out of a

This was an absolutely wonderful novel. It's a novel that I read out loud to my two girls when they were young. That said, let me say that I really like David Baldaccis novels when he writes outside of his genre .I like his other novels too! Wish You Well was special though.The premise of the book was unique in that it takes place through a young girls experiences with loss,adapting,love , friendship and.... the mystery of life around her.There are no patent plots here, suprises abound with twists and turns. Know that it was an emotionally challenging book for all of us. My husband was also hanging around a lot to listen in and the deeper in the book we got the longer he hung out! This book is in our top ten of all time( there are more than ten now ,but we are in the thousands). When my youngest was asked by Reading Rainbow (she was 5 ish)...."what's your favorite book young lady?" ...she responded "Wish You Well, by David Baldacci.' That stopped everyone. When asked about the book she told them about the plot ...now they became speechless. This isn't written for children. Believe me it's an adult novel. And absolutely lovely.

I just came by this author by accident!

I found The Christmas Train book at work. I just wanted to read more by David Baldacci.