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The Almost Moon
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily.
A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful and unforgettable novel by the author of The Lovely Bones.
For years, Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now-grown daughters. When she finally...
Details
304 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Sebold writes brilliantly . . . The Almost Moon is a mature, salutary and timely novel.Helen Dunmore, The Times
Exhilarating, unforgettable . . . This is a remarkable novel in which every word is vital, each nuance felt . . . Candid, gut-wrenching, at times horribly funny and often beautifully touching . . . The genius which guides The Almost Moon is its absolute, horrible, multiple truths; its staggering clarity.Irish Times
As moving as it is unquestionably gripping.Observer