The Girl Who Chased the Moon
Ratings16
Average rating3.9
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Ratings16
Average rating3.9
In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to find their place in the world--no matter how out of place they feel. Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. Such as, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew--a reclusive, real-life gentle giant--she realizes that mysteries aren't solved in Mullaby, they're a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson's cakes--which is a good thing, because Julia can't seem to stop baking them. She offers them to satisfy the town's sweet tooth but also in the hope of rekindling the love she fears might be lost forever. Flour, eggs, milk, and sugar . . . Baking is the only language the proud but vulnerable Julia has to communicate what is truly in her heart. But is it enough to call back to her those she's hurt in the past? Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emily's backyard? The answers are never what you expect. But in this town of lovable misfits, the unexpected fits right in.From the Hardcover edition.
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Good read...although I didn't expect it to end where it did. I thought there would be a little bit more to the story.
I am in love with these people! The secret is obvious for the reader and then there is a twist at the end to make it better. All the storylines are wrapped up nicely. The magic realism is way out in the open. And these people are wonderful! I just love this author.
Was it really 269 pages? It felt much shorter, and not in a good way. When the book ended it still seemed only partially developed, like a solid second draft. All the elements were there for a great story, but it just never quite came to fruition.
I was prepared to love this book - magic, mystery, love, and barbeque all set against the backdrop of a small southern town - but by the end I was “meh”. Several of the book club crew favored Allen's Garden Magic over this selection and recommended reading it. I might.
For magical realism I prefer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Mistress of Spices), Joann Harris (Chocolat), and Angela Carter (Nights at the Circus).
It only took me a day and half to read this book and I had to literally slam it shut and run out the door to keep myself from sitting down and reading the whole book in less than a day. It has all the grace and mystery that has been included in her previous books. [a:Sarah Addison Allen 566874 Sarah Addison Allen http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1238635621p2/566874.jpg] weaves another tale of a small southern town with secrets – magical secrets. Her ability to make me believe in the wonder and beauty is part of what brings me back to her stories again and again. Sadly though, I feel like it ended a bit abruptly. The resolution was much faster and I was left a little unsatisfied with the end. I hope the ending doesn't color my long-term opinion of this book too much because there was so much loveliness at the beginning.
