![]() ![]() Delightfully candid, insightful and ripe with promise, The Wishing Year will inspire even the most sceptical reader to wish upon a star. Ultimately, as Oxenhandler's wishes start to come true, she discovers both the power of wishing and the truth behind the cautionary adage 'Be careful what you wish for'. So begins both a journey of self-discovery and a mystical exploration of the quintessentially human art of wishing - from primeval magic to contemporary belief in the 'law of attraction'. ![]() Noelle Oxenhandler, The Wishing Year: An Experiment in Desire tags: cynicism, humour, life, melancholy, the-art-of-wishing, truth 12 likes Like There is something so absurd about time and how it has simultaneously preserved and demolished our faces. ![]() And so, stifling her doubts, she brazenly launched three wishes into the universe: for a new love, a healed soul and a place to call home. Showing 1-3 of 3 Wish in one hand, shit in the other, see which one fills up faster. Taking stock of her life one New Year's Day, Noelle Oxenhandler found it sadly wanting. The Wishing Year is a captivating memoir of one woman's courageous year-long journey to make her most fervent wishes come true. A real-life The Secret with a strong dash of Eat Pray Love and Salvation Creek, The Wishing Year will touch anyone who has ever made a wish. ![]()
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