Carolina Moon - Hardcover

McCorkle, Jill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565121368 ISBN 13: 9781565121362

Publisher: Algonquin Books, 1996

Synopsis

In the course of this wide-ranging, richly detailed novel, every kind of human problem finds its way to the doorstep of Quee Purdy, a tireless entrepreneur for whom love and sex are the "hot commodities" in which she deals. McCorkle's extraordinary storytelling skills allow her to juggle at least six parallel stories in a novel about playing God. And she does it divinely.

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Review:

Jill McCorkle entered the publishing world with a splash, sending her first two books to the press simultaneously. Her latest work, Carolina Moon, revolves around a circle of folks united not so much by their knowledge of one another but by a certain kindred spirit. The setting, as in McCorkle's earlier book July 7th, is a small North Carolina town. There, the charismatic widow Quee Purdy intercedes in the lives of a number of young couples, creating several mysteries, the details of which are disclosed from varying points of view.

From the Publisher:

Excerpts from reviews of Jill McCorkle's Carolina Moon

"Once again, Jill McCorkle works her wizardry as she drags the Southern
novel kicking and screaming into the late 20th century....McCorkle blends
traditional story elements with contemporary twists."

--Winston-Salem Journal

"The behavior and speech of Carolina Moon's cast of characters is
so spontaneously human that we can't fail to recognize through them that
we're all a little crazy, all engaged in little breakdowns all the time.
It's just that some people are more noticeable than others."

--The Clarion-Ledger

"McCorkle skillfully intertwines characters and narrative styles in a way
that propels the story along quickly....She can squeeze reams of meaning,
emotion, and humor into deceptively short, clear stories."

--Salisbury Post (NC)

"What distinguishes Carolina Moon from an ordinary mystery is how
well it holds up on second reading....The reader can appreciate the craft
of the book."

--San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle

"It is a rare book that spurs the reader from its last page back to the
first, and then straight through again, telling a different story this
time, full of new complexities and unanswerable questions."

--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

About this edition

• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1565121368
• ISBN 13: 9781565121362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 259