Three Wishes

A True Story of Good Friends, Crushing Heartbreak, and Astonishing Luck on Our Way to Love and Motherhood

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By Beth Jones

By Carey Goldberg

By Pamela Ferdinand

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Carey, Beth, and Pam had succeeded at work but failed at romance, and each resolved to have a baby before time ran out. Just one problem: no men. Carey took the first bold step towards single motherhood, searching anonymous donor banks until she found the perfect match.

What she found was not a father in a vial, but a sort of magic potion. She met a man, fell in love, and got pregnant the old-fashioned way. She passed the vials to Beth, and it happened again. Beth met man, Beth got pregnant. Beth passed the vials to Pam, and the magic struck again. There were setbacks and disappointments, but three women became three families, reveling in the shared joy of love, friendship, and never losing hope.

  • "Like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for adults. Lots of women out there will want to read this book."
    Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal
  • "That they actually make it, and find long-term relationships along the way, makes for a happy journey, but the power of this three-pronged narrative is the trio's candor regarding the compromises and complications that arise in the process of becoming mothers. Ironically, the anonymous vials of sperm never fulfill their intended purpose, but instead become a symbol of empowerment, giving each woman the green light to let go of bad relationships, find fulfilling new connections, and determine their own destinies. This personal, carefully-recounted tale will resonate with any career woman wondering if it's too late to have it all."
    Publishers Weekly

On Sale
Jan 5, 2012
Page Count
304 pages
Publisher
Back Bay Books
ISBN-13
9780316079075

Beth Jones

About the Author

Beth Jones is a Bible teacher, pastor, and author who has been helping people apply God’s Word to reach their potential for thirty years. Her flagship book, Getting a Grip on the Basics, has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into nineteen other languages. Her TV program, The Basics With Beth, airs on several networks internationally, including Hillsong Channel and TBN Nejat in the Middle East.

 

Beth and her husband, Jeff, founded Valley Family Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1991, and they still serve there as senior pastors. She is a podcast host and teaches thousands online through her Basics University. Beth and Jeff have four grown children and two grandchildren and live in Kalamazoo.

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Carey Goldberg

About the Author

Carey Goldberg has been Boston bureau chief of the New York Times, Moscow correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, and most recently a health-and-science reporter at the Boston Globe. She now writes happily at home.

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