{"product_id":"9781405951388-the-half-moon","title":"The Half Moon","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story about a marriage in crisis that you will not be able to put down \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful, unforgettable story of love and second chances, for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTom Lake\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A fearless writer’ \u003cb\u003eLisa Taddeo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Compelling, touching, exquisitely crafted . I adored this story’ \u003cb\u003eLiane Moriarty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinter, upstate New York. Outside the Half Moon bar, a blizzard is raging. Inside, bartender Malcolm and his wife Jess are coming face to face for the first time in four months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm never understood why Jess packed up and left him suddenly, without explanation. Meanwhile, Jess always loved Malcolm, but when forced to choose between her husband’s dreams and her desire to have a family, she found herself slipping away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, trapped in the empty bar as the snow piles up outside, they must confront the secrets and small betrayals that brought their marriage to this point.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Keane writes to the heart of the human heart. I could not put this book down' Miranda Cowley-Heller, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A writer of extraordinary depth, feeling and wit’ Meg Wolitzer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Female Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Luminous . She manages to find the extraordinary grace in our achingly ordinary world' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I fell in love with \u003ci\u003eThe Half Moon\u003c\/i\u003e from the first page, and barely looked up until I'd finished.' Sara Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Such a delicate story about the real heartbreaks of life’ Claire Daverley, author of \u003ci\u003eTalking at Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of our finest writers on the interior complexities of marriage and family. I ran my finger over sentences while reading, thinking: \u003ci\u003eYes, exactly\u003c\/i\u003e’ Ann Napolitano, author of \u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540647157857,"sku":"9781405951388","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32316889.jpg?v=1738305431","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405951388-the-half-moon","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}