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Rave Bethanne Patrick, The Los Angeles Times. When a book has a big conceit I want it to be completely obvious, or at least completely seamless. Jeannette Walls’ latest novel, Hang the Moon, definitely succeeds in seamlessness, its narrative of Roaring ’20s country life roller-coastering along. But the novel becomes more intriguing once you ...
Apr 2, 2023 · "Hang the Moon" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) Jeannette Walls burst on the scene with her intensely personal memoir "The Glass Castle" in 2005. That book spent more than eight years on the ...
Hang the Moon. The plot of this Prohibition-era tale borrows heavily from the real-life history of the Tudor court. The Elizabeth I figure is the spunky heroine Sallie Kincaid, who rises to power in a small Virginia town. Her father, the Duke, is a charismatic Godfather-type who controls a number of the town’s businesses, including bootlegging.
Hang the Moon. 1. There are two very different epigraphs that open the book: one from Queen Elizabeth I and another from Rex Walls, the author’s father. Discuss how these quotes set up your reading experience and how they relate to the overall story. 2.
Feb 2, 2021 · Kate Albus. 4.57. 17,035 ratings3,541 reviews. Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to live in the countryside, bouncing from home to home in search of a permanent family. It is 1940 and Anna, 9, Edmund, 11, and William, 12, have just lost their grandmother.
Mar 26, 2024 · She is also the author of the best-selling novels The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of the New York Times Book Review. Her new novel, Hang the Moon, will be published by Scribner in March 2023. Walls lives in central Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.
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2009 by the editors of€The New York Times Book Review. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls Publication Date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Scribner ISBN-10: 1501117300 ISBN-13: 9781501117305
