David Baldacci has always delivered great stories, authentic characters, and thought-provoking ideas since he burst on the literary scene with Absolute Power. Now this versatile writer sets his sights on a new field of fiction WISH YOU WELLPrecocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her acclaimed yet sadly underpaid writer father, her compassionate mother,and her timid younger brother, Oz Then tragedy strikesand young Lou and Oz must go to live with their great-grandmother on her farm in the mountains of Virginia.Suddenly Lou finds herself coming of age in this strange and foreign landscape, finding her first true friend and having adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. But when a dark, destructive force encroaches on their new home,Lou and her brother are caught up in a struggle for justice and survival that will be played out in a crowded Virginia courtroom.

David Baldacci has always delivered great stories, authentic characters, and thought-provoking ideas since he burst on the literary scene with Absolute Power. Now this versatile writer sets his sights on a new field of fiction WISH YOU WELLPrecocious twelve-year-old Louisa Mae Cardinal lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her acclaimed yet sadly underpaid writer father, her compassionate mother,and her timid younger brother, Oz Then tragedy strikesand young Lou and Oz must go to live with their great-grandmother on her farm in the mountains of Virginia.Suddenly Lou finds herself coming of age in this strange and foreign landscape, finding her first true friend and having adventures tragic, comic, and audacious. But when a dark, destructive force encroaches on their new home,Lou and her brother are caught up in a struggle for justice and survival that will be played out in a crowded Virginia courtroom.

Evoking the charms of rural America, imbued with graceful humor, and enriched by unforgettable characters,WISH YOU WELL is a beautiful achievement from an author who has the power to make us feel, to make us care,and to make us believe in the great and little miracles that can change lives--or save them.

DAVID BALDACCI is the author of the international bestsellers Absolute Power, Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, and Saving Faith. He lives in Virginia with his wife and two children.

AUTHOR’S NOTE

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

TODAY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS