Sebold, Alice.

The almost moon : a novel / by Alice Sebold. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown, c2007. - 291 p. ; 22 cm.

""When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily." So begins Alice Sebold's astonishing, brilliant, and daring new novel . When Helen Knightly finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next 24 hours, this searing novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers; the meaning of devotion; and the line between love and hate. It is a challenging, moving, gripping story, written with fluidity and strength from the bestselling author of THE LOVELY BONES."--Publisher.

ISBN: 9780316677462 (hc.) 9780316067362 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007009917

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Parent and adult child--Fiction.
Women murderers--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6