With all his family and friends gone, one-hundred-year-old Murray McBride is looking for a reason to live. He finds it in Jason Cashman, a ten-year-old boy with a terminal heart defect and a list of five things he wants to do before he dies. Together, they race against the limited time each has left, ticking off wishes one by one. Along the way, Murray remembers what it's like to be young, and Jason fights for the opportunity to grow old. But when tragedy strikes, their worlds are turned upside-down, and an unexpected gift is the only thing that can make Jason's final wish come true.

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"A sweet, albeit by-the-book, tale of human connection." -Kirkus Reviews

"...an emotional story that will leave readers meditating on the life-saving magic of kindness." -IndieReader

"An emotional tale of finding the will to live again. Tag along in the Chevy with these two young souls and enjoy the ride." -Sublime Book Review

"... a heartfelt story of two extremely different individuals who have one thing in common; death is staring them in the face." -Authors Reading

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Joe Siple is a television sportscaster turned novelist and speaker. Before shifting his focus to fiction, he had dozens of articles published in a variety of magazines and wrote a screenplay that placed 7th in the Writer's Digest Competition. Joe currently lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife and two daughters. Learn more about him by visiting www.joesiple.com. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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File size : 905 KB
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 235 pages
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Publisher : Black Rose Writing; 1st edition (17 May 2018)
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
ASIN : B07B8H8ZVW
Language: : English

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susanawee

The Impossibble

Reviewed in Australia on 19 July 2020

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To Mr. MURRAY McBRIDE- DUDE.
SO much emotion contained between the pages of this book.
I have been completely immersed in this book for the past six hours.
Congratulations to Joe Siple for a story so well written and written with such heartfelt words..I loved each and every word written here and now, realise that I too have found my path.
I highly recommend this book and hope that all of you out there, who come accross it by accident (or, if it was meant to be as it for me ?) Will find it as special as I have done.
Joe Siple.- thankyou!!.

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John Miller-Crispe

I wasn't expecting much but got a big surprise

Reviewed in Australia on 18 January 2020

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At first I was thinking it would be a boring read but after the first few pages I was hooked. It was an interesting concept, a 100 year old man and a ten year old waiting to get a heart transplant or die, whichever came first. seeing how both characters developed and especially the old man was fascinating and realistic.
I confess to being teary at the end sad but awesome ending and not what I expected. I can highly recommend this book, well worth your time.

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kaaren smith

A Moving Story

Reviewed in Australia on 3 April 2019

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A powerful, moving story. A family story, one of courage and triumph in the most unusual sense. I enjoyed the unpredictability of it”s ending.

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Pamela

Pam

Reviewed in Australia on 18 August 2020

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Loved this book just goes to show it didn’t matter about their age difference but it just gave the old man something to live for.

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Beautiful in every way

Reviewed in Australia on 3 July 2020

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No words can describe how this book made me feel. Love? Kindness? Hope? They are the best words in the world and together they are what this book means. Can not recommend this highly enough.

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Helen Simic

FABULOUS

Reviewed in Australia on 16 August 2020

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Loved the book was funny and sad. and Shocking Suprises.
I had tears running down my face in the last few chapters.
Can't wait till the sequel comes cc out in 2021.

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Karen Smyth

Lovely Read

Reviewed in Australia on 6 February 2020

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Lovely read,a feel good story, I laughed and cried. he characters bonded so well. Loved it

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A must-read

Reviewed in Australia on 1 March 2020

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I love this book, everything in it is just right, and it’s so good to read a book whose hero is a centenarian! Don’t miss out on reading it.

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Lynda Stevens

Bittersweet tale about loss and survival

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2020

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This human drama starts with two main characters, each facing the same dilemma: making sense of death. Murray MC Bride is a hundred years old, unable to come to terms with the recent passing of his wife, deploring his ageing, vile body. Then there is Jason, who is just ten and cannot do much without his oxygen feed: his heart is failing.

On meeting Jason, MC Bride befriends Jason (seems there are legitimate channels by which he could do this without being considered a pervert) and finds reason to live: to help Jason fulfil his bucket list of boy things that he would like to do before the inevitable claims him.

There is, of course, quite the generation gap: Mc Bride is not at home with the Net and he finds the manners of his new buddy quite obnoxious a lot of the time. But a deep rapport builds between them, enough so that MC Bride abets with Jason in his plan to star in his own championship game.

It is perhaps a foregone conclusion that things

do start to go wrong, as MC Bride's capabilities as such an old man get called more and more into question. Mc Bride gets the reader routing for him as the underdog in dealing with a difficult father, estranged grandson, and finally more authorities with the Best Interests of both child and geriatric in mind, however spirited each might be.

All very heart- warming stuff. My main quibble, however, is with the ending. Is is just me, or isn't the ending somewhat pathological? The little boy gets a heart at the 11th Hour, but only at the expense of the tragedy that facilitates this? At the very least, it did seem a little pat.

Those who enjoy human dramas with bittersweet endings should, however, be delighted with this story.

Hank

3 stars because the ladies love it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2020

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If a man reads this, I warn you that the storyline and the characters are the types that the Disney studio would create for a film that came under the heading 'Family Entertainment'. Everyone and everything has a thick coating of sugar. I battled through the story of improbable events and after three weeks I was halfway through. the saga then I needed a rest. It's not badly written but they say 'Too much sugar is bad for you' This is the view of a man approaching 100. Ladies, you will love it because it was written for you but men - football is better.

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Truly Beautiful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2020

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A beautiful story written from the heart. I believe that only someone who has experienced the sadness of loss could write such an empathetic, captivating story that stirs all of the human emotions.
To be able to write about such sensitive topics whikst leaving the reader with a great feeling of hope is the work of a true wordsmith.
Such a well constructed story that as its reader, felt it all to be entirely true. A story I am sure to recommend and to read again in the future. I will be searching for other titles by this author for sure. Thank you.

susan Stokes

Very American

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2020

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I thought this story would be a good read but the constant references to Baseball, not a game we have in the uk, became very boring. I would also say that not many 10 year olds I know would want to kiss a girl, I think the age of the boy is too young for it to be top of his bucket list.
I gave up the story less than half way through which is annoying because at £4.99 it was very dear.

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beacon124

A great read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 May 2020

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Murray is 100 and on his visit to the hospital he sees a young boy playing on a games machine. The boy is picked up by his father and drops a piece of paper which is a short bucket list. Murray goes to see his priest for advice about finding him. The priest find out who he is and suggests Murraybecomes his buddy which he does. The story is about Murray helping him to complete his bucket list. I almost burnt my dinner trying to finish it will look out for Joe Stupid again.

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