Emily Benedict didn't know what to expect when she arrived
in the tiny town of Mullaby, North Carolina. But she surely
did not expect to find secrets in every hushed whisper,
fanciful lights that flitted around in the night, or a boy
who would change her life.
In Sarah Addison Allen's latest book, THE GIRL WHO CHASED
THE MOON, dreams can come true and love can be found, if
only you wish upon the moon.
Julia has returned to Mullaby to settle her father's
estate, and has ended up staying to run his barbeque
restaurant. She has become known for her fabulous cakes,
and it's her dream to open her own bakery someday, but it's
so hard to be a success in a town who only remembers your
past. Only a former beau, Sawyer Alexander, seems to
understand Julia's passion and desire to bake cakes.
The past also haunts Win Coffey, whose family secrets hold
him a virtual captive to his home during the night, and
whose growing affection for Emily causes him to want to
expose those secrets once and for all. But a family tragedy
from long ago threatens to keep the young couple apart.
A master storyteller, Sarah Addison Allen creates a
fanciful world with THE GIRL WHO CHASED THE MOON, where the
wallpaper changes to suit the inhabitant's mood, where
delicious cakes send spirals of glittery messages of hope,
and where the moon can bring out the glowing best in some,
love can triumph over all adversity if given a chance. With
a story chalked full of magical fantasy and realistic
situations, Allen delights her readers once again with an
imaginative and creative tale that is sure to become an
instant classic.
In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times
bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a
quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full
Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to
find their place in the world—no matter how out of place
they feel.
Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North
Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles
surrounding her mother’s life. Such as, why did Dulcie
Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow
never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where
her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never
knew—a reclusive, real-life gentle giant—she realizes that
mysteries aren’t solved in Mullaby, they’re a way of life:
Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your
mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight.
And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of
cakes.
Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson’s
cakes—which is a good thing, because Julia can’t seem to
stop baking them. She offers them to satisfy the town’s
sweet tooth but also in the hope of rekindling the love she
fears might be lost forever. Flour, eggs, milk, and sugar .
. . Baking is the only language the proud but vulnerable
Julia has to communicate what is truly in her heart. But is
it enough to call back to her those she’s hurt in the
past?
Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a
lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emily’s
backyard? The answers are never what you expect. But in this
town of lovable misfits, the unexpected fits right in.
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