The Wish Collector

This was a beautiful modern day re-telling of Beauty and the Beast set in an old plantation homestead in New Orleans. Jonah is a hotshot lawyer who was climbing his way to top when a case he was involved in led to a tragedy that ended his life as he knew it. He now lives a lonely life in his family home, the Windisle Plantation. This is a heritage building with a tragic tale behind it. Clara moves to New Orleans when she is selected for the prestigious ballet company there. She hears about the Windisle Plantation and the mystery behind the weeping wall and seems to get fixated on finding out the truth of the love story behind it. After researching as much as she can, Clara turns up at the weeping wall with a wish. It is rumoured that if you write a wish and poke it into the wall it may be granted. However, Claras wish is like no other before her and she is shocked to discover that there is a person living behind the wall. Jonah has never interacted with anyone who visits his wall but Claras wish stands out. His quiet life has been interrupted by this exquisite, beautiful girl who seems hell bent on getting to know him. There may be a big wall between them but over time a beautiful friendship forms between them, one that seems to overcome the physical barriers. Jonah begins to realise just how lonely he has been. Clara enlists Jonah to help her solve the mystery behind the weeping wall. In doing so she is also trying to encourage him to come back into the light, rather than hiding away in the dark. Jonah finds himself saying and doing things he never thought he would do again. Claras persistence and determination is changing things for him. I absolutely loved getting caught up in this fairy tale filled with mystery, trepidation and a beautiful friendship between a beast and his beauty

, , ? , . What a rare gem of a story! With an almost dreamlike, fairy-tale quality to her every word, Mia Sheridan weaves a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of darkness and light, love and loss, pain and atonement, with a tale that transports the reader to a place where true love never dies, and where a spark of hope can find its way through even the smallest of cracks in an old, stone wall. Set against the vivid background of the mystical city of New Orleans, this is the story of two lonely hearts who find safe harbour in each others arms, but as they work together to unlock a mystery from the past, they begin to discover that the greatest battles sometimes lie within us, and that is where they must be fought. As always, Mia Sheridans storytelling is exquisite, transcendent, soulful, and just stunning. . Shortly after moving to New Orleans to pursue a career in ballet, Clara Campbell finds herself awash in loneliness and uncertainty, the company of an elderly neighbour becoming her only respite from the melancholy that threatens to overwhelm her daily. And it is during one of her visits to her elderly friend that Clara learns of a century-and-a-half-old legend held within the beautiful, broken structures of Windisle Plantation. From the moment Clara hears the story of a beautiful young slave who fell for a handsome southern soldier, and whose spirits are said to be still trapped in the very place where their love affair ended so tragically, she begins to feel a strange pull to Windisle, beckoning her to explore the secrets held within its shadows. But instead of finding ghosts there, Clara meets a mysterious stranger hiding behind its walls. , , , . , . Jonah Chamberlain hasnt stepped outside his old, crumbling family estate in eight long, grief-filled years. Holding himself responsible for the tragic events that led to his own scarred appearance, Jonah spends his days drowning in sorrow and loneliness, but from the moment he hears a young womans selfless wish whispered through the cracks in an old, stone wall, he becomes bewitched by her. They continue to meet week after week, spending time just talking, and sharing their innermost thoughts and fears with one another, even though that stone wall continues to stand between them. . . , , . As they slowly begin to piece the past together, getting closer and closer to setting the star-crossed lovers free from the curse trapping them at Windisle, Clara and Jonah also begin to fall in love. But it soon becomes clear to Clara that her velvet-voiced wish collector might be living in a cage of his own makingnever too far, but always far enough to be out of reach to her, their reality in so many ways echoing the very curse they are trying to break. , , , , . . The depth of emotion that Mia Sheridan is able to conjure on the page is breathtaking, her nuanced prose brimming with symbolism and sensuality, but her true gift lies in creating complex, fractured characters that have been bruised by life, but who find unexpected glimmers of hope and grace when they least expect it. The novel builds slowly with absolutely gorgeous language and setting, and with a dual timeline structure that sways gently from past to present, braiding the narratives together little by little, we unravel the past at the same time as the future unfolds before us. Both beautiful and tragic, this is the kind of story that sticks with you long after the final page. , . , . ?

New Orleans, a city of mystery and magic, of secrets and dreams, and a history drenched in both love and the deepest of heartache. When ballet dancer Clara Campbell arrives in New Orleans, lonely and homesick, she is immediately captivated by the story of Windisle Plantation and the tragic tale that is said to have transpired beyond its gate. Legend has it that it is abandoned by all living souls, but to Claras great surprise, it is not a ghost she hears through the stone wall surrounding the property, but a flesh and blood man. A scarred stranger with a pain deeper and darker than the churning waters of the Mississippi river that flows beside his self-imposed prison. The ruined man behind the wall hides himself from the world. The last thing he expects is to find a friend in the selfless girl who speaks to him through the cracks in the rock. The girl who keeps returning week after week. The girl who makes him wish for things he has long since given up on. The girl who strikes both fear and hope within his wounded heart. But there can be no future for them, no life beyond Windisle, for no one knows better than him that monsters only live in the dark. The Wish Collector is the story of shame and triumph, of loneliness and love, and the miracle of two hearts connecting despite the strongest of barriers between them. Once again another fantastic book by Mia Sheridan. This story was flawlessly written and heartfelt. It will take you on an emotional roller coaster in the best possible way. A must read

It always been Clara Campbells dream to be a ballet dancer. The triumph of her achievement is marred by the ill health of her father who worked tirelessly to help her fund and achieve her dream. Having had to relocate to New Orleans shes overwhelmed loneliness but soon finds herself lost in the magic and intrigue of her local area. Theres one story in particular that calls to her, and its because of this story she finds herself at Windisle Plantation. Windisle Plantation has been in Jonah Chamberlains family for generations. More recently its become the self imposed exile as a result of an incident that to this day brings him untold shame. He has reconciled himself to living and moving in the darkness, until Claras presence makes him long for the light. With The Wish Collector Mia Sheridan produces a profoundly heartfelt and emotional read. Its a story of redemption, forgiveness and finding love in the darkest and loneliest of places. Its a story that moved me and the beauty of the writing gave me reason to take pause. Lovers of romance could not wish for a better read.

Can I sigh? I have anyway. Did you read it yet? You should. Did you sigh? Did you smile? This book feels old fashioned. In a beautiful way. Sugar plantations. Ladies in rocking chairs on porches. Myths and legends. Voodoo curses. Weeping walls. It\’s like a modern fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast meets Sleeping Beauty. Clara Campbell makes a wish at the weeping wall, but the wish is not for her. It\’s for Angelina, the daughter of a slave and the master of the house. Her tale has been passed through generations; she\’s the betrayed lover who can\’t rest. Is it her tears that make the wall weep? Is she the wish collector? Jonah Chamberlain is the monster behind the wall. The phantom. \”He looks like a man who\’s been terribly hurt by the world and believes there is nothing left to love about him anymore.\” This isn\’t a ghost story and it isn\’t a historical romance either. It\’s a perfect melding of all that is right. Mia Sheridan writes redemption and forgiveness, self discovery and perfect love so well. The Wish Collector is perfect.

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