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Wellesley Booksmith is excited to host the launch party for long-time customer Alexandra Bullen's debut young adult novel, Wish.  We will celebrate on Sunday, January 17th, at 2 PM! In Wish, Alexandra Bullen takes readers to the foggy, enigmatic city of San Francisco for a magical, modern-day fairytale. Olivia Larsen is brokenhearted after the loss of her twin sister Violet. Her parents have picked up and moved her from their warm family home in the Northeast to unfamiliar San Francisco to make a new start. But without her vivacious sister at her side, Olivia finds it difficult to make friends in her new school,and at home everything feels uncomfortable and tense.  Alone and adrift, she stumbles into a tiny dressmaker’s shop in a hidden corner of the city, and everything Olivia thought she knew about reality is changed forever. Olivia receives three beautiful dresses—and three wishes. One wish could bring her sister back, another may lead to true love, and another might force Olivia to confront her darkest fears. But Olivia must wish carefully, and from the heart, because what you think you want may not always be what you need. Alexandra Bullen has been a playwright, waitress, barista, gardener, script reader, yoga instructor, and personal assistant. She grew up in Massachusetts, went to college in New York City, and lives most of the year on Martha’s Vineyard (except when she’s visiting San Francisco).