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Title
:

The Almost Moon

Author
:
Alice Sebold
ISBN
:
9780330456890
Book No
:
B0225570
Status
:
Available
Shelf
:
FI-R17S4
Category
:
Fiction
Subcategory
:
Fiction-General
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Summary

Helen Knightly has spent a lifetime trying to win the love of a mother who had none to spare. And as this electrifying novel opens, she steps over a boundary she never dreamt she would even approach. But while her act is almost unconscious, it also seems like the fulfilment of a lifetime's buried desire. Over the next twenty-four hours, her life rushes in at her as she confronts the choices that have brought her to this crossroads.'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