The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood

The One-In-A-Million Boy

by Monica Wood

THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION BOY by Monica Wood is for anyone who loves to laugh, cry, and think about how extraordinary ordinary life can be. Not to be missed by readers who loved THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY, ELIZABETH IS MISSING or THE SHOCK OF THE FALL. 'A lovely, quirky novel about misfits across generations' Daily Mail

The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don't they teach you anything at school?

So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades.

One Saturday, he doesn't show up. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father Quinn arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son's good deed. The boy's mother is not so far behind. Ona is set to discover that even at her age the world can surprise you, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find yourself again.

Reviewed by ellieroth on

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Original de: El Blog del Gato - El Extraño Gato del Cuento

En una de esas veces donde nada me convencía para leer, escogí el libro del que no sabía algo para ver si me sacaba de mi bloqueo. Uno Entre Un Millón me gustó un montón por la manera en la que logra construir la historia mezclando un montón de sentimientos.

Uno de los personajes principales básicamente no está, lo vemos solo en recuerdos o escrituras, pero está tan presente para todos los personajes del libro que es difícil asimilar que en realidad no forma parte “real” de la historia.

The One-In-A-Million Boy es un libro muy melancólico, es bonito de leer.



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