From the New York Times bestselling author of
WOMAN IN RED and THE DIARY, Eileen
Goudge’s ONCE IN A BLUE MOON (Vanguard hardcover, on
sale now!) is an emotionally charged family drama that
focuses on two sisters and their turbulent lives and loves.
This richly layered read will please any booklover and
provide a great escape from the hustle bustle of the
holiday season.
The grand prizewinner in Eileen’s contest will receive a
hardcover edition of ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, along with
a stunning fused-glass pendant and earring set in
translucent blues.
Lindsay and Kerrie Ann are sisters who have known hardship
from an early age. Without guidance from their neglectful
mother, their only aid came from an unlikely source, a
retired exotic dancer by the name of Miss Honi Love. When
the girls’ mother was sent to prison, Miss Honi tried
unsuccessfully to save them from being separated and sent
into foster care.
Thirty years later, Lindsay is still trying to reconnect
with her sister. The owner of a bookstore in the sleepy
California seaside town of Blue Moon Bay, she was lucky
enough to have been adopted by a loving couple. Unbeknownst
to her, Kerrie Ann has suffered a very different life.
Bounced from one foster home to the next, she ran away as a
teenager before becoming a drug-addicted single mother.
Now, newly sober, Kerrie Ann is fighting to regain custody
of the little girl who was taken from her.
Neither sister’s expectations are met when they’re finally
reunited. But as they engage in the fiercest battles of
their lives, they are at last drawn together, despite their
differences, restoring belief in the unshakable bond of
family.
"A touching story with wide appeal, Goudge's novel is a
sharp example of dysfunctional family fiction." —
Publishers Weekly
". . . the journey of how all this happens, how the
characters interact, fight and love, how true it all seems
to real life—that’s the magic behind this book." —
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