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The One-in-a-Million Boy

Monica Wood

She may be 104 years old but Ona Vitkus is on a mission and it's all because of THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION-BOY...

Monica Wood's unforgettable novel about a boy in a million and the 104-year-old woman who saves his family is 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

'A bittersweet story about finding friendship in the most unlikely of places' Good Housekeeping.

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.

What readers are saying about ONE IN A MILLION BOY:

'Delightful quirky and heart-warming'

'A richly layered novel of hearts broken seemingly beyond repair and then bound by a stunning act of human devotion'

'With heart-breaking and emotional moments intertwined with humour and love THE ONE IN A MILLION BOY proves it's never too late to make new friends'

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  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : JAN 12, 2017
  • Imprint : Headline Review
  • Page Extent : 432
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781472228383
  • Price : INR 999
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Monica Wood

Monica Wood is an award-winning bestselling novelist and memoirist. Born in Maine New England to an Irish Catholic family she worked as a guidance counsellor and in a nursing home before becoming a full-time writer. She is also a singer and travelled the New England circuit singing jazz country pop and gospel for many years. She lives in Maine with her husband.

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