The almost moon: a novel.

Sebold, Alice, 1963-

ISBN 10: 0316067369 / ISBN 13: 9780316067362

Published by Back Bay Books. Little, Brown and Co., New York, 2007

About this Item

PAPERBACK, cover price $14.99, near fine, light wear to cover. SEBOLD, ALICE. The almost moon: a novel. New York: Back Bay Books. Little, Brown and Co., 2007, later printing, 291pp., . "With fierce intelligence and emotional intensity, Alice Sebold brings us a searing portrait of a mother-daughter bond that descends into murder. Clair and Helen Knightly are a parent and child locked in a relationship so unrelenting that they have become the center of each other's worlds. But as this electrifying novel opens, Helen crosses a boundary she never thought she would approach. And while her act is almost unconscious, it somehow seems like the fulfillment of a lifetime's unspoken wishes. Over the next twenty-four hours, Helen's life rushes in at her as she is forced to confront the choices that have brought her to this one riveting crossroad. As a woman who spent years trying to win the love of someone who had none to spare, she now faces an uncertain and dangerous freedom. With her unflinching ability to confront the violence and danger that lurk beneath life's everyday surface, Sebold explores the complex ties within families, the meaning of devotion, and the thin line that separates us from our most haunting impulses. The Almost Moon is unforgettable, a raw and powerful story of passion and redemption written with the strength of voice that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.". ISBN 9780316067362 10.20.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The almost moon: a novel.
• Publisher: Back Bay Books. Little, Brown and Co., New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316067369
• ISBN 13: 9780316067362
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature-American-since-2000

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Alice Sebold is the bestselling author of The Lovely Bones, The Almost Moon, and Lucky a memoir. She lives in California with her husband, the novelist Glen David Gold.