The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Mary Beth Keane’s characters stay with you long after you’ve finished reading her novels. The Half Moon is no exception. Malcolm, the bartender, and his smart lawyer wife, Jess make a place in your heart that is soft and permanent.
This novel takes place during a giant storm and in one week. It moves back and forth in time and covers the complexities of what it means to be family. What it feels like to grow up in a small town where everyone knows each other and everyone knows each other’s business.
It covers the pain for not being able have life work out the way you’d hoped and the reality of how much is outside of our control in life. How we can want something with all our soul and still not have it and how our dreams can destroy our lives, our marriages, and our souls.
And despite all that how resilient we can be.
An absolutely beautiful story with characters you won’t forget.
with gratitude to Scribner and edelweiss for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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