![]() ![]() And yet, he is a catalyst for everything that happens afterward. In the opening pages, we discover that the boy of the title has died. “A must-read book … Whimsical and bittersweet.”- Good Housekeepingġ. ?“Poignant … There is much to enjoy in this heartfelt tale of love, loss, and friendship.”- Express “Readers won’t be able to resist falling for Ona … The conclusion will leave them smiling through their tears.”- Shelf Awareness Ona is set to discover that the world can surprise us at any age, and that sometimes sharing a loss is the only way to find ourselves again. Ona starts to think he's not so special after all, but then his father arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son's good deed. Soon she's confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who's been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. ![]() The story of your life never starts at the beginning. ![]()
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