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Content snapshot
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Violence
Barely any
Mild violence — an accident backstory; the children's dangerous encounters on the farm
Language
Barely any
Mild
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The farm's healing — what the Appalachian mountains teach children from New York; a threatened community; the father's silence
What this book is about
Lou and Oz Cardinal are children when an accident leaves their father in a coma and their mother in a catatonic state. They're sent to live with their great-grandmother on a farm in rural Virginia's Appalachian mountains. Wish You Well is David Baldacci's most literary novel — a story of a family finding themselves in the land; not a thriller.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A family tragedy — parents incapacitated
Appalachian rural life — coal company threats
David Baldacci's literary departure from thrillers
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