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THE FIVE WISHES OF MR. MURRAY MCBRIDE by Joe Siple

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DANIEL OLIVER

The Long Road (Black Rose Writing, 2018)

30 NOVEMBER 2019 THE FIVE WISHES OF MR. MURRAY MCBRIDE by Joe Siple

The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple is a heart-warming story about a former Chicago Cubs player, Murray McBride, a hundred-year-old man who has recently lost his wife. With few friends and only a grandson as family, the old timer has lost the will to live until he meets the fragile Jason Cashman, a ten-year-old struggling with a failing heart.

The presentation of Murray grabs the reader from the start. The lonely man visits his internist, who understands Murray’s predicament and suggests he visit the hospital to comfort a sick young boy. This boy turns out to be Jason. Murray has a medical condition, too. He must faithfully take his medicine to prevent fluid from entering his lungs and a certain death.

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