The Almost Moon

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 10/16/2007
ISBN: 9780316677462
Pages: 291
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.10w x 1.07d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/15/2007 pg. 48
Booklist 07/01/2007 pg. 6
Kirkus Best Books 08/01/2007 pg. 11
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2007 pg. 823
Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 130
Publishers Weekly 08/27/2007 pg. 59
Time 09/03/2007 pg. 61
Newsweek 09/03/2007 pg. 60
Vanity Fair 10/01/2007 pg. 164
Romantic Times 11/01/2007 pg. 58 - Excellent
Newsweek 10/15/2007 pg. 73
New York Times Book Review 10/21/2007 pg. 14
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2007 pg. 24
Entertainment Weekly 10/26/2007 pg. 19
People Weekly 10/15/2007 pg. 57

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 119497 / Almost Moon: A Novel
Reading Level: 5.6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 14