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“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.
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- ISBN: 9780593359211
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- ISBN: 9780593359211
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Reviews
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December 12, 2022
Terry (The Sweet Taste of Muscadines) returns to Wesleyan, Ga., for this uneven sophomore outing about racism, white guilt, and Confederate statues. Friends Marietta Cline and Butter Swan, both in their 60s, reunite at Marietta’s husband’s funeral after three years of estrangement that began when Marietta, daughter of white liberal newspaperman Logan Hargis, heard a racist comment from Butter and called her “crass.” At the funeral luncheon, Marietta’s sister-in-law, Glinda, publicly humiliates her husband, Marietta’s older brother Macon, after hearing enough of him pontificate over the right of his client to keep a Confederate monument erected in a park on land he owns. After someone pulls down the statue, the police investigate, and a shocking act of violence forces Marietta to confront her strained relationship with Macon and assess how her liberal politics have impacted her personal life. Terry is strongest when illuminating the ties among Marietta, Butter, Glinda, and Macon, but incorporating a Confederate statue controversy as a plot device to solve the white characters’ problems comes across as tone-deaf, especially given the lack of Black characters in the book. Readers might want to take a pass. Agent: Kimberly Whalen, Whalen Agency. -
January 1, 2023
This lively novel begins with the funeral of Marietta's great love, Harry Cline, in Wesleyan, Georgia. Most of the town is either at the funeral or preparing for an impending ice storm. After the storm, the town wakes up to find that the statue of a Confederate general has been destroyed, ending the debate over whether to keep the statue or take it down. With the town frozen over, Marietta's home becomes a safe haven for Gordon, Marietta's childhood friend; Glinda, her sister-in-law, who is acting oddly after she embarrasses her husband, Macon, who is the top attorney in the area; and Butter, an old friend who returns to Marietta's life after being shunned by her years ago. Without Harry, Marietta finds herself finding comfort in her connections with her new housemates. This character-driven novel has a small-town feel, filled with compassionate people who are trying to navigate the ever-changing world and difficult issues of history and racism. Heartfelt and relatable characters make this a good match for fans of Mary Ellen Taylor.COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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