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  • The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

  • By: Joe Siple
  • Narrated by: Martin Landry
  • Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (23 ratings)

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The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride

By: Joe Siple
Narrated by: Martin Landry
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Summary

Maxy Awards "Book of the Year" and USA Today Bestseller

The international bestselling novel about Murray McBride, a lonely 100-year-old man who's outlived just about everyone he's ever loved. But when he meets a boy awaiting a heart transplant, Murray may learn something about finding meaning in life again . . .

With all his family and friends gone except an estranged grandson, retired Major League ballplayer Murray McBride is looking for a reason to live. He finds it in Jason Cashman, a spirited 10-year-old boy with a terminal heart defect and a list of five things he wants to do before he dies. Murray is determined to help Jason fulfill his dreams. Together, they race against the limited time each has left, ticking off Jason's 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.

100-year-old Murray McBride finds new meaning in life, and starts a positive butterfly effect on the lives of those around him, in this series about coming of age, friendship, purpose. This heartwarming coming-of-old-age novel is perfect for fans of Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove and Mike Gayle's All the Lonely People.

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The narrator was dire.

Story is lovely but absolutely ruined by the awful weird narration.
Truly dire.
Difficult to listen to.

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Wow!

I have just finished this book and enjoyed every second of it. I am left in tears of both sadness and joy. A very unusual story line which makes a change from my crime stories. Mr Murray Mcbride is a wonderful character and his love and caring for a 10 year old sick boy has given them both something special. An exceptional good read.

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Inspiring

I was recommended this book and I am so very very glad that I took up the recommendation.

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The characters were brilliant.

Loved the story. The characters were so believable and easy to love.
However . . . The reader ‘s tone was very soporific - no light and shade and less fluent than usual readers.

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a story that enlightens and makes us think about

Loved the tale, the real feelings which we feel relating to age, health and relationships.
Such a huge enterprise, executed with love and feeling. Thank you.

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Very satisfying listening

When this began I wasn’t sure about the narrator as it seemed rather flat but as the story progressed it made sense. A real tearjerker with a ‘surprise’ ending that shouldn’t be surprising. Loved it.

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heart warming story

thoroughly enjoyed every second of this - beautiful story and characters to fall in love with, a feel good story even though it made me sob in the last couple of chapters. Recommend!

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Brilliant

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, a surprise ending. Heartwarming finish unexpected to the core of the story

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Fantastic story

The nicest book I have ever listened to, it has a good story with some laughs, some tears. Would recommend this book, couldn’t wait to take my dog for a walk so that I could listen to the next chapter.

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The most wonderful but saddest ever story.

How to describe such a wonderful story?
About friendship, love, youth and age and how life can be so complicated yet so simple.
Friendship between old and young leads to adventures, surprises, hope and death.
loved this book so much, it made me laugh and cry and really, really think about what matters in life.
One of the few books I will read again,

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