I enjoyed this book a lot, although I did almost put it down when the heroine, early on in the book, "had only one resource....The wishing stone." I am so glad that I continued. The love story is touching and some of the characters are just down right funny!
Left penniless after her parents'deaths,Meg Gillingham is in dire straits.Her landlord has threatened to throw her and her siblings into the winter streets unless she surrenders her young sister to his lechery.Reluctantly, she turns for help to her only legacy:a magic statue that will grant wishes-for a price...