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Title | Almost Moon | Height | 176 mm |
Author | Alice Sebold | Width | 110 mm |
ISBN-13 | 9780330456890 | Binding | PAPERBACK |
ISBN-10 | #033045689X | Spine Width | 20 mm |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan Limited | Pages | 291 |
Edition | Availability | In Stock |

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Almost Moon
Author: Alice Sebold
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 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.