The Moon Sisters, Therese Walsh
The Moon Sisters, Therese Walsh
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The Moon Sisters
A Novel

Author: Therese Walsh

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 09/04/2018

Synopsis

After their mother’s probable suicide, Jazz and Olivia Moon struggle to move on with their lives. Olivia, an eighteen-year-old who can taste words and see sounds, blinds herself by staring at the sun, then decides to walk to the remote setting of her mother’s unfinished novel to resuscitate her hopes and dreams. Jazz, twenty-two, plagued by unresolved conflict with her mother and a hidden trove of her unsent letters, takes a job in a funeral home before being forced back into the role of her sister’s keeper.The sisters’ journey through the wilds of West Virginia, disaster-prone from the start, takes a turn when they meet two train-hoppers with dangerous secrets, and Jazz learns that Olivia holds a dark secret of her own in the form of their mother’s final unread letter. Mistrust, resentments, and new attachments threaten to tear the two apart, until a final bizarre misadventure forces them to decide what’s really important.This mesmerizing coming-of-age novel, with its sheen of near-magical realism, is a moving tale of family and the power of stories.

About Therese Walsh

Therese Walsh is the author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy and the cofounder of Writer Unboxed. She lives in upstate New York with her husband and two children.

About Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor, and award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. While she was in England, her flirtation with tea blossomed into a full-blown love affair, culminating in her eventual certification as a tea master. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Therese on July 01, 2018

Dear Readers, I wrote The Moon Sisters, and love it fiercely. I'm so glad for the opportunity to tell you a little about it. My two sisters are a part of this book in ways even they don’t realize. They inspired the push-pull-love-hate blood bond that is at the heart of The Moon Sisters. The three of u......more

Goodreads review by Julia on January 08, 2016

After their mothers death, Jazz and Olivia, two sisters as different as day and night, travel to the setting of their mothers unfinished novel to lay her spirit to rest. I didn't think I would like this book, but I did. There was alot of tension between the 2 sisters in the beginning of the book as t......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on March 28, 2014

A great read - Therese Walsh knows how to make distinctive characters and draw you in. This book, in particular, was very lyrical in the way it was written.......more

Goodreads review by Cameran on March 23, 2014

Jazz and Olivia Moon are sisters and as different as can be. As the elder of the two, Jazz has always felt trapped by her mother’s expectations, while Olivia -- who has a neurological condition called synesthesia, which allows her to see sounds or taste smells -- was allowed to be free to wander and......more

Goodreads review by Kim on December 28, 2013

The Moon Sisters is a more personal novel than The Last Will of Moira Leahy, and I believe it was kismet that Therese Walsh chose a condition like synesthesia to bestow on her character, Olivia Moon. Synesthesia is a neurological condition where senses overlap, allowing a person to hear color, for e......more

Quotes

“This magical, moving tale is not to be missed.” Booklist (starred review)

“Walsh has written a beautiful, lush novel fueled by a fairy-tale journey of grief, love, and will-o’-the-wisps.” Library Journal (starred review)

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