The Hunger Moon
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393337510 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bruce J. Wasser said three female protagonists confront loneliness, family loss. Of all the curses afflicting us, loneliness and lack of family are two of the most painful. They cause us to examine the nature of our selves, to catalogue our strengths and reflect on what could have been. Suzanne Matson's compassionate and true debut novel, "The Hunger Moon," explores the impact of isolation and family loss through the intertwined lives o. Rena Marie Conklin said Strong Characters, Story Needs Some Umph. I loved the characters in the book. They were endearingly imperfect and easy to relate too. I loved the relationships between these three women and how they loved one another without completely understanding each other. The premise of the story is fine but I am not always crazy about some of the author's choices for outcome, especially in the story's climax. "Intriguing account of three lives" according to A Customer. This book is a great vote of confidence for women. No matter what age you are, every woman has problems. Matson's book encompasses the lives of three women and how they handle the turns in which their lives are taking. If your life is in a point of transition, this book would be a great boost. The work is motivational, inspirational, and emotional. Matson w
June, a young dance student, is dangerously obsessed with thinness to mask her loneliness. She drives cross-country to begin a new life in Boston with her baby son, Charlie, hoping to stay free of emotional entanglements and the associations of a painful childhood. Eleanor, a seventy-eight-year-old widow, finds herself gradually stripping away the layers of complication in her life until she is living in virtually a plain white room. The three women, from very different social backgrounds and age, meet by chanc
Renata has driven from Oregon to Boston with her newborn baby, Charlie. Renata, Eleanor, and June meet through a series of chance encounters, and their lives become entwined. . Eleanor hires June, a young dance student, to clean house and run errands for her. This lyrical novel of friendship and love is very readable and enjoyable. From Library Journal In her first novel, Matson has created an interesting triangle of female characters. She hasn't bothered to tell Bryan, the father, about the baby because she has decided he wouldn't be good father material. Though June is a troubled recluse with an eating disorder, she and Eleanor soon become good friends. Recommended for all publ