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The Owl & Moon Cafe: A Novel
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743266413
ISBN: 0743266412
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: July 04, 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Editorial Review:
After losing her teaching position at the local university, Mariah Moon will do anything to keep her gifted twelve-year-old daughter, Lindsay, in a prestigious private school -- which means moving in with her mother and grandmother in an apartment above The Owl & Moon Café.
When her mother, Allegra, is diagnosed with leukemia, Mariah rises to the challenge of running the café: mastering her mother's famous fudge and chatting up customers -- including a man who might just reawaken her heart. Meanwhile, Lindsay's controversial entry in a major national science contest creates a minor maelstrom in the cosseted Monterey Bay community. And Allegra, with one last great love affair in her, will revisit a man she loved so many years ago, and disclose the biggest secret of the Moon family: the identity of Mariah's father.
Will the Moon women recognize this as the moment to do away with their family history of dubiously fathered children, and learn to forgive others and themselves in order to move forward? In her poignant new novel, bestselling author Jo-Ann Mapson explores the complexities of love and family with the keen eye and stylistic grace that have made her books perennial favorites.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Her best yet . . .
All I have to say is, Gadflye can't possibly know what good writing is if she/he thinks Mapson can't write. Trust me, she's an incredible writer. I teach writing. I know. THE OWL AND THE MOON CAFE is my new favorite Mapson book and I've recommended it to a bunch of friends. All agree. Normally, when I love a book, I pass it on to my sister, but this one I kept because I knew I would use it for examples in my writing classes. One of Mapson's strengths is characterization, and the four females ... Read More
Rating: - another winner
After reading all others,....bad girl...widler...i searched for this one and was again, loving every word. Like previous readers, I picked it up and read it all the way through... It is truly a wonderful read....can't wait until the next novel and can only hope they include all the Bad Girl Crreek women!!!
Rating: - The Owl and Moon Cafe
I GET IT! I get the meaning of the name! Here we have four generations of women running The Owl & Moon Cafe. Gammy, the great-grandmother is religious and getting older. Allegra (Alice) is the hippie grandmother. Mariah is the over-anxious daughter who wants to know who her dad is and then there is her daughter Lindsay. Mariah loses her job at the college and has to move into the upstairs part of the cafe with her mom and grandma, with her daughter in tow. Allegra collapses one day to find out she ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful and Heartwarming Book
This is a wonderful book, so very well written and really strikes close to what real life is and can be like.I would recommend this book highly.I do not think it would be a disappointment to anyone who reads it.
Rating:  - The Owl & Moon Cafe
I enjoyed this book. The characters were good. I wish the author would have wrapped things up a little better at the end. I still had some questions that went unanswered. A good read but not a must read.
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