Buy this book on-line Berta Ruck : A wish a dayHutchinson, 1956
1956 EX-Library book in poor condition, first free end paper missing with subsequent loosening of front hinge. BOOK in red cloth hardcovers, bumped & worn to edges & corners. PAGES tightly bound page block, slightly tanned, but used looking. DJ attached to hardcovers & poor. Synopsis; Beauty, Love, Escape . . . the three main'Wishes of Women. Or are they? Ordinaryyoong Mary Banner wouldn't know (or soshe says). And she little knows how soondie is to find out. For it is natural enoughthat Mary should be incredulous when herninety-three-year-old employer suddenlyoffers her-the Wish-Gift. But old SirCharles Enderby is definitely not in hisdotage, and the gift which he confers uponMary-a gift which has come to him fromthe mysterious East-proves real enough-all too real, Mary sometimes thinks. This isthe fascinating tale of what happens to asimple good-natured girl-a girl in love-when she finds herself the owner of a Wishevery day. It is the tale of what she gains,what she loses, and, above all, what shelearns: that some things, for instance, cannotbe altered, even by Wishing. It is this lastdiscovery which alters her relationship withthe handsome Ralph Morton, for whom shehas long cherished an unrequited passion-but which brings her at last, and in goodmeasure, the Love which is the second ofwomen's main wishes. Told in Berta Ruck'sinimitable manner, it is a warm-hearted,truly romantic story which the reader willfind more than usually intriguing., 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall, Acceptable Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Berta Ruck : A wish a day. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, livres anciens, atlases, incunabula and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |