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Summary: Waxes Eloquence
Review: Yes, despite the use of the southern vernacular throughout this first novel, MOON WOMEN is eloquent. In the beginning I wasn't sure if I would like this book. Was I going to read another book about southern women who were outspoken and cranky in public, drank too much bourbon in the moonlight, and were pious towards God, country, and men? Nope. Not this time. The Moon women (their last name) are much more than some stereotype of the south. As you read and come to know them, you see what has troubled them, what has made them happy, what has made them the women they are. This is not a funny novel. Ruth Ann's 20 year old daughter Ashley comes home from drug rehab on the same day her 82 year old mother Marvella decides she's going to move in with Ruth Ann. No one is more surprised than I am when the lives of these women and their men become more interesting than watching a baseball game. Marvella's memories are woven into the present-day story in a subtle manner which makes the reader become more and more curious about the ramblings and outbursts towards her family. Give this novel a chance. It has nothing to do with the Moon or astronauts. It has to do with love and independence and time, the great healer.
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