The Moon on a Stick

by Valerie-Anne Baglietto

In her early thirties, Amy Croft thinks she's settled for life. She has Nick Burnley's engagement ring, and their three adorable little boys. If Nick seems slow to set a date for the wedding, Amy's grudgingly willing to wait. But then she finds out he's taken the plunge—with someone else. Suddenly Amy needs three things she thought she already had: a home, financial security, and a soul mate. Will she find everything she's always longed for, all over again?

400 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2005

About the author

Valerie-Anne Baglietto wrote her first 'book' aged four. A story about a boy whose mother's nose was incredibly long and spiral-shaped. Over twenty years later, her first published novel THE WRONG SORT OF GIRL won the Romantic Novelists' Association New Writer's Award. Recently she was shortlisted in the 2105 Love Stories Awards.

Valerie-Anne contributes to the Novelistas Ink blog and lives in a very full house in North Wales. By day, she can be found hunched over her desk, where, like most writers, she consumes too much tea/coffee. By night, she clears up after her husband, three children, and a Pomeranian with delusions of grandeur.

Blog: http://novelistasink.blogspot.co.uk

Reviews

[Plum-crazy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hmmm....a disappointing read :o(

Amy is left with three young children after her partner leaves her in an exceptionally cruel & heartless way....& the story is basically how she copes & finds love again. It's soooo obvious from the start who'll she'll end up with but we have to plough our way through far many more pages than necessary to have it confirmed.

Not the feel-good fiction I hoped for - an unsatisfactory read

[Szanacska · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's ok if you want to switch off. You know what is going to happen as soon as you start to read it. But it's still ok... :)

[Imogen Brand · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intrigued by The Moon on A Stick opening quote describing thoughts of a broken down relationship in such a beautiful written phrase I knew it would be a good Summer read especially when traveling to keep me amused. Only after reading twelve chapters I was bitterly disappointed as every character was really bland and unlikable, most of the chapters involved a weak plot line although I thought the ending has a stronger plot line as the reader can engage more with two of the main characters.

Although The Moon On A Stick had some beautiful phrases worthy of a poet I would only recommend Valerie- Anne Baglietto to a friend as a causal Summer read.

[Juhaina]

This book is a waste of time one of the Most Boring Books ever there's no inspiration no sense no feelings only DETAILS chattering and that's it.

[Marcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

9 out of 10

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read! Loved it!