Synopses & Reviews
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.
Review
"[A]nother home run, a story with a plot wholly different from The Lovely Bones but just as beautifully constructed, fearless and fast-paced....[A] breathless read....[I]t ventures into startling new territory." Rocky Mountain News
Review
"[A]n emotionally raw novel that is, at times, almost too painful to read....Sebold brings to the portrait such honesty and empathy that many will find their own dark impulses reflected here; however, it is so unremittingly bleak that it seems unlikely that it will be greeted with the same enthusiasm as her debut." Booklist
Review
"Sebold writes just as beautifully here, with the same knack for stating truths page after page....This novel is a fiercely written, risky work, and it is, by its very nature, unpleasant." Houston Chronicle
Review
"Alas, Alice Sebold's follow-up to her bestselling debut...is not the grisly sexed-up gothic it initially appears, but a banal and earnest family psychodrama about crummy parents and the wounded children who hate them. (Grade: C)" Entertainment Weekly
Review
"[A] story that no one other than Chuck Palahniuk would ever call 'heartwarming.'" Christian Science Monitor
Review
"Sebold's beautifully crafted tale resonates with the everyday horrors of modern living and dying. Expect more groundbreaking work from this writer." San Antonio Express-News
Synopsis
Sebold's #1 national bestselling follow-up to The Lovely Bones is now available in paperback. The Almost Moon is "brilliantly paced, it's brutally honest....A haunting, searing novel" (Boston Globe).
About the Author
Alice Sebold is the bestselling author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky: A Memoir. She lives in California with her husband, the novelist Glen David Gold.