{"product_id":"wishin-and-hopin-a-christmas-story-1","title":"Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story","description":"“Lamb’s rich panoply of details . . . render this novel first-rate escapism just begging for a comforter and a cup of tea.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune\nWally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She’s Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin’ and Hopin’—an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season.\nPoignant and hilarious, with his latest story, Wishin' and Hopin', Wally Lamb takes a turn toward the lighthearted and laugh-provoking. In a vein similar to Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story and David Sedaris’s The Santaland Diaries, Lamb’s holiday tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello—a distant cousin of the iconic Annette! Both poignant and hilarious, Wishin' and Hopin' transports us back to October, November, and December of 1964, when LBJ and Lady Bird were in the White House, Meet the Beatles was on everyone’s turntables, and Christmas meant mistletoe, mangers, and midnight mass. Then it propels us from the past to the present so that we might measure what we’ve gained and what we’ve lost.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 006194100X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.006194100X.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lamb, Wally\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47310544470193,"sku":"RDV.006194100X.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/006194100X-0_55cfcf30-5b5c-4421-971c-eeec966d5b5f.jpg?v=1779475134","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/wishin-and-hopin-a-christmas-story-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}