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Wish You Well
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Wish You Well (October 2000) is a semi-autobiographical novel by crime writer David Baldacci. The book falls into the categories of Family Saga, Coming of Age Fiction, and Historical Mystery and is a departure from Baldacci’s thrillers, which he is primarily known for. Baldacci is the author of more than 40 novels, most of which became international bestsellers. Several have also been adapted for film. His first book, Absolute Power (1996), was adapted into a film starring Clint Eastwood. Baldacci has also penned multiple young adult novels, including the dystopian Vega Jane fantasy series.
Other works by this author include Memory Man, Zero Day, Absolute Power, and The Last Mile.
Wish You Well is set in the Virginia mountains where Baldacci’s family originated, and the plot draws heavily on the recollections of the author’s mother and grandmother. The book was made into a movie starring Ellen Burstyn in 2013. Given the story’s emphasis on the power of the written word, it also spurred Baldacci to establish the nonprofit Wish You Well Foundation to promote literacy in America.
The story takes place in 1940s New York and the mountains of southwestern Virginia.
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