Valley of the Moon: A Novel

Valley of the Moon: A Novel

The author of the critically acclaimed Wife 22 has written a captivating novel about a love that transcends timeâ€”perfect for readers of The Time Travelerâ€™s Wife, Time and Again, and the novels of Alice Hoffman.

San Francisco, 1975.Â A single mother, Lux Lysander is overwhelmed, underpaid, and living on the edge of an emotional precipice. When her adored five-year-old son goes away to visit his grandparents, Lux takes a solo trip to Sonoma Valleyâ€”a chance to both lose herself and find herself again.

Awakened at midnight, Lux steps outside to see a fog settled over the Sonoma landscape. Wandering toward a point of light in the distance, she emerges into a meadow on a sunny day. There she meets a group of people whose sweetly simple clothing, speech, and manners almost make them seem as if they are from another time.

And then she realizes they are.

Lux has stumbled upon an idyllic community cut off not only from the rest of the world but from time itself. The residents of Greengage tell a stunned and disoriented Lux that theyâ€™ve somehow been marooned in the early twentieth century. Now that she has inexplicably stepped into the past, it is not long before Lux is drawn in by its peace and beauty.

Unlike the people of Greengage, Lux discovers that she is able to come and go. And over the years, Lux finds herself increasingly torn between her two lives. Her beloved son is very much a child of the modern world, but she feels continually pulled back to the only place she has ever truly felt at home.

A gorgeous, original, and deeply moving novel about love and longing and the power that time holds over all of us, Valley of the Moon is unforgettable.

Praise forÂ Valley of the Moon

â€œThe literary equivalent of a farm-to-table delicacy: lovingly handcrafted, delectable and transcendent, becoming more than just a tasty appetizer but a full-course experience of love and time and all the mystical beauty that the region has to offer.â€â€”San Francisco Chronicle
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â€œBeautifully written . . . [Valley of the Moon is] a wonderful story about belonging, love and the aching certainty that thereâ€™s something more out there. . . . Sure to appeal to fans of Time and Again or The Time Travelerâ€™s Wife.â€â€”Shelf Awareness (starred review)Â

â€œMagical, cinematic . . .Â Valley of the MoonÂ is breathlessly romantic and alive with the love of language.â€â€”Sarah Addison Allen

â€œAn enjoyable magic carpet ride . . . Two narrators, separated by nearly a century, tell a tale of old-time charm and contemporary agita.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews

â€œCaptivating.â€â€”Booklist

â€œGripping . . . This update of Brigadoon is recommended because of its well-crafted twists and thought-provoking insights into different times and cultures.â€â€”Historical Novels Review

â€œA propulsive and at times deeply suspenseful novel . . . [Valley of the Moon] offer[s] powerful and perceptive considerations about the passage of time, the shape of our lives and the often unintended effects our actionsÂ have on the people and communities around us.â€â€”Bookreporter

From the Hardcover edition.

Country	USA
Author	Melanie Gideon
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780345539298
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
NumberOfPages	416
PublicationDate	2016-07-26
Publisher	Ballantine Books
ReleaseDate	2016-07-26
Studio	Ballantine Books

Valley of the Moon: A Novel

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