Second Star to the Right eBook Mary Alice Monroe
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"The magic of innocence and the romance of hope will charm the reader." Nora Roberts
"I laughed, I cried and I felt like a kid again, experiencing the magic of an unforgettable love story. Mary Alice Monroe has won a fan for life with this spectacular book." New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros
Sometimes fairy tales do come true...
As a single mother of two, Faye O’Neill has no time for fairy tales. She’s not even certain she believes in luck. Practical, smart and desperate to escape a shadowy past, Faye takes a job at a top advertising firm in London where she hopes she and her children can find a fresh start. When she finds the beautiful two-story flat for rent in a stately old Victorian complete with a neglected but tumbling English garden, she can scarcely believe her good fortune. But it’s not long before Faye realizes everything in the old home may not be as peaceful as it seems.
A strange light begins to appear in her children’s rooms at night, and then there’s the reclusive elderly tenant, Crazy Wendy, her landlady warned her to steer clear of, the woman who spends her evenings spying on Faye’s children from her garret-room window. The woman who believes she is Peter Pan's Wendy. To make matters worse, Faye, who has sworn off men, discovers her downstairs neighbor Jack is a disturbingly handsome professor with a talent for charming women and children alike. Before she knows it, Faye has embarked upon a whole new adventure into a world where anything might be possible, where broken hearts can be healed by a kiss, and where Neverland may not be a place of fables, but a forgotten land one can still find if they are only brave enough to follow the second star to the right.
"Mary Alice Monroe breathes new life into the timeless legend of Peter Pan—and the result is nothing short of magical. Second Star to the Right will whisk you away at the whim of this masterful storyteller." Signe Pike, bestselling author of Faery Tale
Second Star to the Right eBook Mary Alice Monroe
Mary Alice Monroe does a marvelous job of providing a beautifully written story as a sort of "Epilogue" to the well-loved tale of "Peter Pan." Two unhappy children and a worn and weary mother move into an apartment belonging to an elderly woman named Wendy. As the tale unfolds more and more convincing evidence seems to point to this women as the now grown old "Wendy" taken by Peter Pan to mother "the Lost Boys" in Neverland. Th children are quickly charmed whereas the adults in the story: the mother, their apartment neighbor, and Wendy's grown children question the old lady's sanity and her fitness to serve as an occasional sitter for the children. Monroe quickly captures the reader's Interest with this moving tale that reminds us of the resilience of childhood and the power of believing. This is a book most any reader would find captivating and a most enjoyable read.Product details
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Second Star to the Right eBook Mary Alice Monroe Reviews
liked the book because it took me back to the days of make believe, and made me want to believe all over again. And, not only that but, it has me reading bedtime stories to my grandchildren. And, this couldn't have come at a better time. I have just moved in with them, their dad died suddenly at a friends house where they were celebrating his promotion.
They asked me what I was reading and when I said a book about Peter Pan, that's how we got started. So, we will be on Amzon shopping for more books for their ages. The each get to pick out a book.
When I was little I remember going to the Muny Theater in St. Louis to see the play Peter Pan. I loved it as a child! I also love the ride at both Disney parks. To me Peter Pan inspires your imagination. Mary Alice Monroe takes on Peter Pan in her latest novel Second Star to the Right.
Synopsis
Faye O’Neil and her children Tom and Maddie move to a flat in London. Tom has suffered emotionally and psychologically from an accident. His sister Maddie is very cautious and looks after her brother. She is there to start a new job. This flat is special in many ways because the children begin to have hope through the little lights they see in the evening. They also are obsessed with Wendy Darling Forester who shares great stories of Peter Pan. Faye is not sure about encouraging the imagination of her children. Will her son Tom’s struggles change her mind? Will he succeed in encouraging Faye’s imagination?
My Thoughts
I unfortunately did not love this novel. I very much enjoy Mary Alice’s writing but this novel struck me as being different than what she usually publishes. Don’t get me wrong I love the idea surrounding the idea of Peter Pan. I just struggled in keeping my interest in the story.
I thought the setting was great! The Flat is described as the Darling home which Wendy inherited. Her daughter later transforms into apartments. This house includes a description of the garden. This garden was influenced by Wendy’s experience with Peter Pan.
I was also able to share the emotional up and down of the characters.
Don’t miss her next novel coming out soon!
Read from July 05 to 06, 2014
4.5 Stars
Peter Pan lives if you believe; just look and wish upon the Second Star To The Right. Faye O'Neill and her two young children arrive in London. They are quite subdued. Faye's divorce has had quite the effect upon all three of them. She's not the same confident woman she was before marrying Rob O'Neill. Six year old Tom has not spoken a word in over a year after...
Maddie is precocious. She is bossy with a heart of Gold yearning to be safe and loved. She is very protective of her mum and younger brother. No. 14 just may be what the Doctor ordered. No. 14 is where Wendy Forrester lives up in the Nursery that looks amazingly like Wendy Darling's. And the old woman truly believes that she is THE Wendy. Her daughter sternly tells the O'Neill's that they are not to disturb the old lady. Do they listen? Nah! And that's the magic of the story, or at least part of it.
The other part of the story is in the 2nd flat. Jack Graham is a very handsome world renown scientist and loves the house and ol' "Crazy Wendy." He himself is a Lost Boy. (Peter Pan's Lost Boys? Maybe, maybe not.) When you believe, anything is possible! Can this old house with the overgrown garden that the children clean up with the smiling Peter Pan fountain heal two broken adults and two frighten and sad children? Believe, and wish upon the second star to the right and you'll too will begin to hear a flute and see a small ball of light flying throughout No.14 in London.
I just loved this novel! Mary Alice Monroe has brought Peter Pan's magic to the novel, but not in an overt way. I laughed and cried in various parts and when it ended, my heart was swollen with joy!
Fleeing an abusive marriage, Faye accepts a job overseas in London in the hopes of a fresh start for herself and her two somber and anxious young children. She rents the middle floor of a 3-story home converted into a triplex, where the first floor has been rented to a fellow American, and the landlord's mother, 90-something year-old Wendy, refuses to leave the top floor. Crazy Wendy, as she is affectionately known, not only grew up in this home and raised her own family here, but the eccentric elderly woman actually believes she is THE Wendy from the Peter Pan story, and she is steadfastly awaiting Peter to take her back to Neverland like he promised.
Being naive and gullible is how Faye ended up married to her ex-husband to begin with, so indulging the elderly woman in her delusion risks destroying all her efforts to raise her children to be firmly rooted in reality, which included debunking the myths of Santa and the Easter Bunny early on. But sometimes, you just have to believe...
This is a charming update on what happened to Wendy after she returned from Neverland. Including several elements from Barrie's classic tale, this author beautifully blends reality and magic in a heartwarming way.
Mary Alice Monroe does a marvelous job of providing a beautifully written story as a sort of "Epilogue" to the well-loved tale of "Peter Pan." Two unhappy children and a worn and weary mother move into an apartment belonging to an elderly woman named Wendy. As the tale unfolds more and more convincing evidence seems to point to this women as the now grown old "Wendy" taken by Peter Pan to mother "the Lost Boys" in Neverland. Th children are quickly charmed whereas the adults in the story the mother, their apartment neighbor, and Wendy's grown children question the old lady's sanity and her fitness to serve as an occasional sitter for the children. Monroe quickly captures the reader's Interest with this moving tale that reminds us of the resilience of childhood and the power of believing. This is a book most any reader would find captivating and a most enjoyable read.
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