5.4 /10 1 Votes
Language English Media type Print (hardback) ISBN 0-316-67746-9 Page count 291 OCLC 85830839 | 2.7/5 Goodreads Publication date 2007 Pages 291 Originally published 2007 Genre Fiction Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Little, Brown and Company Similar Alice Sebold books, Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book review the almost moon
The Almost Moon is the third book and second novel by American writer Alice Sebold, author of her memoir, Lucky and The Lovely Bones. It was released by Little, Brown and Company in the United States on October 16, 2007.
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The almost moon by alice sebold
Synopsis
Artist's model and divorcee, Helen Knightly spontaneously murders her mother, an agoraphobic now suffering from severe dementia, by suffocating her with a towel. But while her act is almost unconscious, it also seems like the fulfilment of a long-cherished, buried desire, since she spent a lifetime trying to win the love of a mother who had none to spare. Over the next twenty-four hours, Helen recalls her: childhood, youth, marriage, and motherhood. Her life and the omnipresent relationship with her mother rush in at her as she confronts the choices that have brought her to that crossroads. Partly absent-mindedly, partly desperately she tries to conceal her crime, and in doing so ropes her ex-husband into the conspiracy.
Reception
The novel received mixed reviews from literary critics. While some lauded the story for its unflinching portrayal of violence and mental illness, others found it messy and unconvincing.