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    <![CDATA[In the lush North Carolina foothills, the Moon women have put down roots: matriarch Marvelle Moon, who&#8217;s losing her grip on the world after more than eighty years of life; her daughters, Ruth Ann and Cassandra; and Ruth Ann&#8217;s nineteen-year-old daughter, Ashley, fresh out of rehab, unmarried, and three months pregnant. Despite Ruth Ann&#8217;s best efforts to live a life that&#8217;s all her own, her family is coming together around her. Marvelle and Ashley need a place to live and Ruth Ann is unable to turn them away; and her womanizing ex-husband has been coming around again, dredging up the past. Now a flurry of outbursts, emotions, and outrages is shattering Ruth Ann&#8217;s separate peace.<br/><br/>For here is Ashley, who has spent nineteen years running furiously away from home, now finding herself on a strange journey with her unraveling grandmother. And here is Cassandra, protected by layers of obesity and loneliness, wondering how to put magic back in her life. And Marvelle, slowly losing touch with reality, privately contemplating the story of her life and the secret that would change everything for everyone--if they only knew.... By turns fierce and tender, harrowing and heartbreaking, <strong>Moon Women</strong> resonates with emotional power, holding us captive under its beguiling spell.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this book about three generations of Moon women.  The story centered on the matriarch, 83 year old Marvelle, as she is losing her grip on reality, her daughter Ruth Ann, who is readjusting ot life as a divorcee, and Ruth Ann's daughter, Ashley, who is 19, just out of rehab and p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74673679">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I know these women. Actually,<br/>                       some of them are kinfolk.<br/>                       And I love these people; you<br/>                       can't help but love these<br/>                       ladies. Trouble comes and<br/>                       the women deal with it,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64965488">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The book grabbed me early and I read very eagerly, but then at some point it became another soap-opera. I think there was enough material to make this story 100 pages shorter - it got repetitive towards the end. Lots of high points though and worth reading. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book - it was especially appropriate to read on my trip to see my mom and sister because it was about the strong women of a family.  I loved the author's description of the smell of a baby's head as the smell of creation...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A very nice book.  I heard Pam Duncan read from this book at a reading series event at the University where I work.  It's the story of three generations of women all struggling to understand themselves and each other. A lot of regional influence, and a very pleasant read.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am very impressed with Pamela Duncan.  I heard her read at the NC Literary festival in September and went right to the library to get Moon Women and Big Beautiful. I loved Moon Women!  Great characters and the dialogue is just perfect.  I'm looking forward to her next novel.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book. Marvelle's character reminded me so much of my grandmother. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book I could relate too.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a quick and easy read. Not one of my favorites but still pretty interesting. I love books about strong women, change and relationships. This story revolves around a grandmother, mother and daughter as they struggle to rebuild their relationships and make positive changes as they grow. ]]></body>
    
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