The Almost Moon

By Sebold, Alice
The Almost Moon
When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily. 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."

Details

Authors: Sebold, Alice
Copyright: 2007
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9780316677462
ISBN10: 0316677469
Page Count: 304
Dimensions: 6.1x1.07x8.48
Publisher: Little Brown and Company

Strand Notes

From the bestselling author of "The Lovely Bones," Alice Sebold's astonishing, brilliant, and daring new novel centers on a woman who steps over the line into the unthinkable. For years Helen Knight has given her life to others: to herhaunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life implodes on her in a way she never could hve imagined. 352p.

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.

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