Wishbones
- Author Virginia Macgregor
- Narrator Imogen Wilde
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Run Time 9 hours and 3 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Rabbits and rodents, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Swimming and water sports, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Eating disorders, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Fitness, exercise and healthy eating, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Modern and contemporary fiction.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
Listen to a sample
What to expect
Feather Tucker has two wishes:
1)To get her mum healthy again
2) To win the Junior UK swimming championships
When Feather comes home on New Year’s Eve to find her mother – one of Britain’s most obese women- in a diabetic coma, she realises something has to be done to save her mum’s life. But when her Mum refuses to co-operate Feather realises that the problems run deeper than just her mum’s unhealthy appetite.
Over time, Feather’s mission to help her Mum becomes an investigation. With the help of friends old and new, and the hindrance of runaway pet goat Houdini, Feather’s starting to uncover when her mum’s life began to spiral out of control and why. But can Feather fix it in time for her mum to watch her swim to victory? And can she save her family for good?
Critics Review
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Reviews for Virginia’s adult titles:
‘Undobutedly a future classic’ – (Clare Mackintosh, author of Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling I Let You Go)
‘A life-affirming read . . . Warm, wise and insightfu’l (Good Housekeeping)
‘Sharp, funny and hugely moving, this is a must read’ (Fabulous)
‘It is impossible not to fall in love with nine-year-old Milo in this touching novel’ (Stylist)
‘The characterisation and dialogue make it easy to feel empathy for the family and readers will cheer Milo on to achieve his goal’(Sun)
‘[An] understated and likeable tale that just might restore your faith in human nature’ (Bella)
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