Almost Moon

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. '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