Wish Come True

by Patricia Kay

Kate Bishop wanted--no, she needed--money, and fast. Her roof needed replacing. Her kids needed tuition. Her car was not long for this world. Her ex-husband was a cheap creep. Until one day her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373881290
• ISBN13: 9780373881291
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Harlequin Next
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Worth it

Few authors can evoke a wide range of emotions in the reader as well as Patricia Kay. She takes the dream of many people and shows the old saying, "be careful what you wish for--you might get it." This book will make you laugh and cry, but in the end, you'll want more.

Patricia Kay delivers . . . again

As a fan of Patricia Kay's previous work, I really enjoyed Wish Come True. Kate Bishop needs money in a bad way, to keep the roof over her children's head . . . and when she wins a multimillion dollar Jackpot in the Texas Lottery, it's all her dreams come true. Or is it? With strangers stalking her, and friends and even family harassing her for money, she starts to wonder if it's all worth it. Patricia Kay captures the dynamics of family relationships and the human condition in a way that will make you want to laugh . . . and cry.

Careful What You Wish For

Do you dream of winning big on the lottery? If you do, Patricia Kay's engaging novel may make you think again. Kate Bishop is a divorced single mother with four teenage children. Her finances are usually stretched, but now, her car is just about ready to die and, to add insult to injury, her roof is in desperate need of repair. Making her way home one evening, Kate stops off at the filling station. At the checkout, the clerk asks if she'd like a lottery ticket. She doesn't usually waste her money on them, but, having seen how big the jackpot was, Kate makes the purchase. A couple of days later, she is twenty-eight million dollars better off. The story is so well told that you really don't want to put the book down. Patricia Kay gets straight down to business as Kate wins the lottery very early on in the novel. Although the novel mostly follows Kate's life, there are brief interludes where the action concentrates on her siblings and children. Her extended family are particularly fascinating. As I imagined myself in Kate's situation, I spluttered my astonishment on a couple of occasions as her siblings' greed got the better of them: "You've got twenty-eight million dollars and you're only giving me how much?" `Wish Come True' does not send out the message that winning the lottery is necessarily a bad thing, but it is a cautionary tale. The downside is highlighted to great effect as Kate's life and that of her family changes. The romantic element is not overemphasized in this novel, but it has an added level of intrigue because of the nature of the story.

Please, Lord, don't let me win the lottery

When Kate Bishop, a divorced mother of four, wins the lottery jackpot, she brings home a payout of $28 million--and twenty-eight million challenges. Soon, strangers demand charity, her children's friends expect hand-outs, and Kate's siblings--as well as her ex, are making plans for what they assume will be their shares. Then things get worse. In WISH COME TRUE, Kate and her children have twenty-eight million lessons to learn, and most of them hurt. Greed derails some relationships and doubt about people's motives grounds others. Patricia Kay's books explore the bonds of family, and this one is no exception. WISH COME TRUE also offers an unblinking look at the peer pressure faced by pre-teens and teenagers. By the story's end, Kate has a better handle on wealth, but the reader knows she and her money will be working hard for decades to come. Did I mention this reviewer won't buy another lottery ticket? Ever.

interesting tale

Kate Bishop prays to God for a miracle because she and her four teenage kids have financial problems. Her ex-spouse does provide child support for the younger two, but that is not enough even with her salary from her job she and her offspring live check to check. God answers her prayer when Kate wins the lottery. She assumes her troubles are over as she can afford things that she did without. However, her extended family including those related to her ex wants hand-outs as they believe she should cover their fiscal troubles. Even strangers demand she fork over money for a cause or themselves. Kate is overwhelmed with the demands as she begins to ponder sometimes you get what you wished for. The premise is terrific as the lead protagonist learns sometimes you get what you wish for when she wins the lottery and everyone she knows and many she does not come out of the woodwork like rats leaving a ship demanding money. However, too many secondary characters overwhelm at times the premise as few except perhaps Kate's insistent sister seem developed enough to matter. Still Kate's changed status means changed woes making for an interesting tale. Harriet Klausner