The Wishing Tree, Marybeth Whalen
The Wishing Tree, Marybeth Whalen
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The Wishing Tree
A Novel

Author: Marybeth Whalen

Narrator: Tara Sands

Unabridged: 9 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 06/18/2024

Synopsis

In The Wishing Tree, Ivy Marshall, a savvy, determined woman, finds out her husband has cheated on her on the same day her sister’s perfect boyfriend proposes on national television. When Ivy’s mother asks her to return to her family’s beach home to plan her sister’s upcoming wedding, she decides to use the excuse to escape from the pain of her circumstances.When her return to Sunset Beach, North Carolina, brings her face to face with her former fiancé, old feelings rise to the surface and she wonders if there is a future for them.  However, her husband has started tweeting his apology to her and doesn’t want to give up on their marriage. As she helps prepare the wishing tree for her sister’s wedding, she must examine her own wishes for the future and decide what love should be.

About Marybeth Whalen

Marybeth Whalen is the author of Every Moment Since and nine previous novels. Marybeth received a BA degree in English with a concentration in Writing and Editing from NC State University a long time ago and has been writing ever since. She is the co-founder of The Book Tide, an online community of readers where "a rising tide raises all books." Marybeth and her husband Curt are the parents of six children, with only one left at home. A native of Charlotte, NC, Marybeth now calls Sunset Beach, NC home. Visit her online at: www.marybethwhalen.com; Instagram: @marybethwhalen; Facebook: @marybethwhalen

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale

Two and a half stars On the same day that Ivy Marshall learns what she has suspected for a while, that her husband Elliott is cheating on her, her younger sister’s boyfriend proposes to her on national television. Shea is destined it seems to have the prefect wedding that Ivy, because of her actions,......more

Goodreads review by Tmstprc

Skimmed/reread 6/16/2021 still 2 stars, not impressed......more

Goodreads review by Jaime

Jaime Boler: Thank you, Marybeth, for letting me ask you these questions. Your fourth novel struck such a chord with me—it’s incredibly moving, tender, and sweet. Did you always want to be a novelist? Marybeth Whalen: Thank you! Yes, I have wanted to write novels for as long as I can remember. But t......more

Goodreads review by Gloria

Ivy Marshall's sister just got engaged on national television and their mom wants Ivy to go to Sunset Beach to help out with the wedding. Ivy is hesitant to go because she has a strained relationship with her family except for her father. Her parents are divorced and she has been working for her fat......more

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