"In the second instalment of the Monacello trilogy, the 'Little Monk' who brings both good and bad luck is begrudgingly transformed into the Wish-Bringer ... There is one wish, however, that Monacello cannot grant; he still does not know the rest of his story; the mystery of his parents and why he came to be left outside the doors of a nunnery one cold morning. ... Monacello faces up to his enemies and comes one step closer to discovering the truth...