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When the Moon Turns Blue - by Pamela Terry (Paperback)
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- One woman fights to hold on to her friends, her family, and all that she holds dear as a brewing conflict divides her small-town Georgia community in this powerful novel from the author of The Sweet Taste of Muscadines.
- About the Author: A lifelong southerner, Pamela Terry learned the power of storytelling at a very early age.
- 320 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Women
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One woman fights to hold on to her friends, her family, and all that she holds dear as a brewing conflict divides her small-town Georgia community in this powerful novel from the author of The Sweet Taste of Muscadines. "This book is a treasure. Pamela Terry writes with a poet's ear and a wicked sense of comic timing."--Nationally bestselling author Barbara O'Neal On the morning after Harry Cline's funeral, a rare ice storm hits the town of Wesleyan, Georgia. The community wakes up to find its controversial statue of Confederate general Henry Benning destroyed--and not by the weather. Half the town had wanted to remove the statue; the other half had wanted to preserve it. Now that the matter has been taken out of their hands, the town's long-simmering tensions are laid bare. Without Harry beside her, Marietta is left to question many of her preconceived ideas about her friends and family. Her childhood friend, Butter, has come to her aid in ways Marietta never expected or asked for. Her sister-in-law, Glinda, is behaving completely out of character, and her brother, Macon, the top defense attorney in the Southeast, is determined to find those responsible for the damage to the statue and protect the legacy of Old Man Griffin, the owner of the park where it once stood. Marietta longs to salvage these connections, but the world is changing and the divides can no longer be ignored. With a cast of compassionate, relatable characters, When the Moon Turns Blue is a poignant and timely novel about family, friendship, and what can happen when we discover that we don't particularly like the people we love.Review Quotes
"A deeply moving work of Southern fiction that will appeal to fans of Where the Crawdads Sing . . . a story to remember long after the last page is turned."--Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop "I inhaled this book. Rarely has a story or an author impressed me more. Pamela Terry is destined to be a rising star in the literary world."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Best Is Yet to Come "About grief and the power of friendship through every season of life, When the Moon Turns Blue is wise, exquisitely written, and full of heart. This smart, quirky novel proves Pamela Terry is a Southern powerhouse. She should definitely be on your radar."--Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Other Birds "With stirring prose and strong characters, Terry captures the complexities of memory and the difficulties of going home."--Publishers Weekly "Pamela Terry offers a powerful wallop of drama, humor, and grief, all gorgeously wrapped in evocative language. . . . A story of family and of courage that begs to be read more than once."--Karen White, New York Times bestselling author of Dreams of Falling "Lovely, lyrical, and often profound, The Sweet Taste of Muscadines is women's fiction at its finest and then something more. . . . An emotionally evocative story with a strong sense of place."--New York Journal of Books "This moving novel reminds us of the necessity of love, the value of family connection, and the redeeming light of forgiveness. Pamela Terry seems to have a second sight--one that allows her to really see the secret workings of the heart. She writes with humor, elegance, and grace about subjects as universal and diverse as humanity itself."--Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Favorite Daughter
About the Author
A lifelong southerner, Pamela Terry learned the power of storytelling at a very early age. For the past decade, Terry has been the author of the internationally popular blog From the House of Edward, which was named one of the top ten home blogs of the year by The Telegraph. She lives in Smyrna, Georgia, with her songwriter husband, Pat, and their two dogs, Andrew and George. She travels to the Scottish Highlands as frequently as possible.Dimensions (Overall): 8.01 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .46 Inches (D)
Weight: .51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Women
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Pamela Terry
Language: English
Street Date: February 6, 2024
TCIN: 90150320
UPC: 9780593359228
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-8960
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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4.7 out of 5 stars with 3 reviews
100% would recommend
3 recommendations
A satisfying and heartwarming novel
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
PhyllisE - 2 years ago
Thanks to Ballentine Books and NetGalley for a digital advance reader copy. All comments and opinions are my own. This was a perfect book for reading right now. Themes of family, friendship, forgiveness, mourning and healing. It begins with a rare ice storm striking the small southern town of Wesleyan, Georgia on the morning of Harry Cline’s funeral. It’s also the morning that a controversial Confederate statue is found destroyed in the town park. One main character reflects on these events, “Ice storms in Georgia are rare. When that ice fell down on Wesleyan, it knocked a lot of things out of place, and we were but two of the many. And as you all doubtless know, before that cold week was out, well, let’s just say a lot of us discovered just how much we’re all connected to one another, whether we especially want to be or not.” Each chapter is titled with the names of the primary characters featured in that chapter. And each chapter seems to introduce someone new. Despite the large cast, it was easy to keep everyone in this small-town novel straight. Some characters were quirky, some predictable, some sad, and others hopeful. I enjoyed how the author weaves together their relationships and illustrates the growth and connections that develop between several of the characters. I also enjoyed the bird and feather symbolism, as well as the contrast between beauty and hate: “Life has two sides. The ugly is always tempered by the beautiful, the dark with the light.” The book was a satisfying read, with a heartwarming ending that came full circle. As one of the characters says in a toast quoting the poet W.H. Auden: “Once in a while the odd thing happens, once in a while the dream comes true, and the whole pattern of life is altered, once in a while the moon turns blue.” A few years ago, I read Pamela Terry’s "The Sweet Taste of Muscadines" so when I saw this novel, I knew it would likely also be a good read. I was not disappointed, and I encourage you to look for this book (and the earlier one, too).
Great book
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Perriknows - 2 years ago
I loved this book. It was the kind of story that begs you to slow down, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, and cozy up to read it in one sitting. It was also kind of a 'ripped from the headlines' tale about Confederate statues and history and family issues and...well...so much. Possibly the best take-away for me was how the book related to the division in our nation now. An ice storm and the destruction of the statue of a Confederate General play a large part of this story, but there are so many tendrils underlying this. Marietta, the woman who has just lost her husband and has a large home where there is safety from the ice storm. Butter, her estranged childhood friend who helps Marietta get home when a migraine fells her during her husband's funeral, and moves in when the ice storm causes bursting pipes and flooding in Butter's home.. Gordon, Marietta's friend and the bookstore owner who seeks out Marietta when the ice storm takes out his power and heat. Finally Glinda arrives, Marietta's sister-in-law, who has embarrassed her husband, Marietta's brother Mason, at Marietta's husband Harry's wake. Each chapter is titled with the people who will be in the next scene. I thought this would be confusing, but it was not. The writing is so timely. I felt like Ms. Terry was talking about current events, alluding to things happening in our country now as she writes about this town and these people. The divisions that this town shows, mirrors what is playing out in our country. Good people on both sides, with diametrically opposed viewpoints. A great read.
A Great Book Club Pick!
4 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Akbaird - 2 years ago
From funerals to ice storms to controversial statue debate and vandalism, this book covers what it’s like to live in a small town of Georgia that experiences grief, love, loss, difficult relationships, racial issues and how it can affect friendships, family, and marriages. I loved how each chapter was written from different perspectives as this gave depth to the story and showed that each character had their own struggles in life, but came out stronger in the end. This character driven book captures the dynamics of complex relationship when the community is divided over removing a controversial confederate statue. It was a hard book to put down and It’s a story that leaves you thinking about it long after it’s done. This one will be great for book clubs as there is so much to discuss!