The Almost Moon: A Novel
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0316677469
ISBN 13
9780316677462
Category
813 Fiction
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Publication Year
2007
Publisher
Pages
304
Subject
Artists' models -- Fiction. Mothers and daughters -- Fiction. Family violence -- Fiction.
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Abstract
For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next twenty-four hours, this searing, fast-paced novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers, the meaning of devotion, and the line between love and hate. A challenging, moving, gripping story of cumulative disappointments and low self esteem which prevent Helen from planning too far ahead or from expecting too much from the world. She's forever trapped in the muck of low expectations.
Description
A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky. For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next twenty-four hours, this searing, fast-paced novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers, the meaning of devotion, and the line between love and hate. It is a challenging, moving, gripping story, written with the fluidity and strength of voice that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.
Biblio Notes
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Alice Sebold
ISBN: 0316677469 9780316677462
OCLC Number: 954845771
Description: 291 p. ; 22 cm
Responsibility: by Alice Sebold.
Number of Copies
1
