![]() ![]() Renowned Jack Kornfield has this to say about Oxenhandler's new title, "Do you want to know how wishes come true? Then read The Wishing Year. She has taught in the graduate writing program at Sarah Lawrence College and is a member of the creative writing faculty at Sonoma State University in California. Oxenhandler is the author of two books, A Grief Out of Season and The Eros of Parenthood and her writing has appeared in many publications including the New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, Vogue, and O: The Oprah Magazine. She traces the history of wishing from myth and magic to modern day beliefs, and she candidly asks herself to understand what her wishes in life really are. This smart, often hilarious, year-long memoir chronicles Noelle's attempts to make three wishes come true: to own a home, find a boyfriend, and heal her soul after a time when she felt detached from community. The Wishing Year Touted as the next Eat, Pray, Love this book is a captivating and touching read. ![]()
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