Girls in the Moon, Janet McNally
Girls in the Moon, Janet McNally
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Girls in the Moon

Author: Janet McNally

Narrator: Erin Spencer, Amanda Dolan

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 11/29/2016

Synopsis

Everyone in Phoebe Ferris’s life tells a different version of the truth.Her mother, Meg, ex-rock star and professional question evader, shares only the end of the story—the post-fame calm that Phoebe’s always known. Her sister Luna, indie rock darling of Brooklyn, preaches a stormy truth of her own making, selectively ignoring the facts she doesn’t like. And her father, Kieran, the co-founder of Meg’s beloved band, hasn’t said anything at all since he stopped calling three years ago.But Phoebe, a budding poet in search of an identity to call her own, is tired of half-truths and vague explanations. When she visits Luna in New York, she’s determined to find out how she fits in to this family of storytellers, and maybe even to continue her own tale—the one with the musician boy she’s been secretly writing for months.This soul-searching, authentic debut weaves together Phoebe’s story with scenes from the romance between Meg and Kieran that started it all—leaving behind a heartfelt reflection on family, fame, and finding your own way.

About Janet McNally

Janet McNally is the author of the novels The Looking Glass and Girls in the Moon, as well as a prizewinning collection of poems, Some Girls. She has an MFA from the University of Notre Dame, and her stories and poems have been published widely in magazines. She has twice been a fiction fellow with the New York Foundation for the Arts. Janet lives in Buffalo, New York, with her husband and three little girls, in a house full of records and books, and teaches creative writing at Canisius College. You can visit her online at www.janetmmcnally.com. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on February 27, 2019

I had never read anything by Janet McNally before so I went in with pretty low expectations, and I ended up really liking this! I loved the family dynamics and the 90s grunge rock vibes and the New York setting SO MUCH. I felt like I could perfectly picture every single scene of the book. The only t......more

Goodreads review by Kali on April 25, 2016

This is such a beautiful book! It's the story of a family told past and present, from the points of view of both a daughter and a mother, It's like being invited to spend one dreamy, lyrical week with this family of poets and musicians. They're a complicated, fractured family, sure, with problems an......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 03, 2016

Absolutely gorgeous, stunning and moving. A book about sisters and families - the way we come together and the ways we fall apart. A love story about all different kinds of love. The love of family. A love for the places you've been and the places you're going. A love for music and words. And it's s......more

Goodreads review by Laurie on June 26, 2016

Warning: I’m writing this review under the influence of a massive book hangover. I’m in that dreamy, gauzy state where my head is still in the pages I just read, full of their beauty and wonder. And I have a feeling this particular book hangover will be long-lasting, because the pages of GIRLS IN TH......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on August 05, 2016

This is an absolutely gorgeous, lyrical exploration of family, love, and art. It manages to be page turny without ever resorting to any gimmick; just compulsively readable characters with achingly real problems and vivid personalities. I read this book weeks ago and I still think about it. This is a......more

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