Publisher's Synopsis
In "The Wish," Andrew, an introspective boy, is celebrating his eleventh birthday with his friends and family. However, he feels strangely detached from the joyous atmosphere, sensing a mysterious energy in the air. As he closes his eyes to make a wish, he wishes for a different life and suddenly finds himself transported to a nightmarish world where his home has become a decaying husk.
Andrew's friends have vanished, and his mother is replaced by a harsh woman who claims to be his mother. Andrew desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted reality, but the woman is unrelenting, insisting that she has always been his mother. Andrew is haunted by the memory of the happy life he once had and pleads with the woman to let him go back to his old life.
As Andrew searches for a way out, he discovers a photograph that reminds him of the happy memories he once had with his real mother. He clings to this memory as a beacon of hope, pleading with the woman to let him go back to his old life. But the woman is relentless and cruel, insisting that Andrew does not deserve the life she gave him.
As Andrew struggles to escape from this twisted reality, he must confront the consequences of his wish and fight for his right to live the life he deserves. In a heart-pounding climax, Andrew faces off against the woman who claims to be his mother, determined to reclaim his old life and escape from this nightmare once and for all.
"The Wish" is a gripping horror novel that explores the consequences of our deepest desires and the lengths we will go to escape our own reality.
