Third Wish
2004
First Published
4.01
Average Rating
716
Number of Pages
In fairy tales, the third wish is the last one left when the first wish was foolish, and the second wish was used to undo the first wish. Now the remaining wish must be used wisely and well—with the help of co-conspirators. The main thread of Third Wish—like Ariadne’s string guiding Theseus into the labyrinth with the Minotaur—begins at a table on a terrace on the Greek Island of Crete, winds its way into the center and back out to the same table, passing through Greece, Japan, France, England, and Seattle. Its main characters are Alice, Max-Pol, Aleko, Wonko, Zenkichi, Polydora, Alice-Alice, and Dog. Woven into the fabric of the novel are cultural history, art, philosophy, archeology, poetry, theater and music. The mode of the novel is contained in the words Slowly, Surprise, and Witness. More than anything else, Third Wish is a long love story—not in the usual sense—but the story of people who love life and will go to great lengths to find a flourishing Way onward.
Avg Rating
4.01
Number of Ratings
278
5 STARS
44%
4 STARS
28%
3 STARS
17%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
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Author
Robert Fulghum
Author · 18 books
Robert Fulghum is an American author, primarily of short essays.
