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.

Author: Alice Sebold
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.48h x 6.10w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780316677462

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


Review Citation(s):
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

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.