The Moon AlwaysRising: A Novel
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Moon AlwaysRising: A Novel
By (Author) Alice C. Early
She Writes Press
She Writes Press
4th June 2020
United States
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
384
Width 139mm, Height 215mm
Description
CATERS TO CARIBBEAN CULTURE, AN UNDERSERVED MARKET: has upwards of 9 million viewers in the UK at times, as well as a loyal following in the US. Yet few contemporary novels are set in the Caribbean. Residents of the US gulf coast and Caribbean islands, Nevis in particular, will enjoy this read.
#METOO APPEAL: takes on sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace.
ADDRESSES OTHER HOT BUTTON TOPICS: Central themes of the book includes suffering the death of a fianc, demanding careers that cause one to dream and take action upon quitting it all to start over, and mother/daughter relationships and struggling with feelings of abandonment. A MODERN TWIST ON A BELOVED GENRE: by George Saunders). This novel dips into that tradition in presenting an everyday ghost with an agenda and an endearingly annoying personality.
Reviews
2022 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in Cross Genre
2022 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in Magical Realism
2022 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in New Fiction
2022 Firebird Book Awards First Place Winner in Womens Fiction
Pulpwood Queens Book Group International Book of the Month for April
2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards: Silver Winner in Fiction: General
2021 NYC Big Book Awards: Distinguished Favorite in Women's Fiction
2020 American Fiction Awards: Winner in Cross-Genre Fiction
2020 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award-Winner in Womens Fiction
2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Paranormal
2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Chick Lit
2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in First Novel (Over 90k Words)
Earlys prose is tight and lyrical, confidently capturing her characters and their emotional landscapes . . . The enchanting portraits of Nevisand of . . . Scotlandhelp make this an unexpectedly memorable beach read.
Kirkus Reviews
The Moon Always Rising takes your imagination on a trip to lush Caribbean Nevis and the Scottish Highlands in an engrossing story about how love and forgiveness help broken people mend. I especially loved the fabulous ghost (jumbie)such a unique and intriguing character!
Martha Hall Kelly, author of international bestseller Lilac Girls and its prequel Lost Roses
Alice Early gifts us with a smorgasbord of never-dull ex-patriots on the sunny, vibrant island of Nevis. There's a ghost, witty and concupiscent in his afterlife; a charter sailor who is trying to forget; and a Jamaican Rastafarian with a surprising secret up his sleeve. Best of all, there's Ms. Early's heroine, the comely and fractious Scot. Eleanor Gordon. Bad luck, betrayal, and numbing tragedy have pursued 'Els' to Nevis, where, maybe, she can dare to open her heart and let the world back in. A rich and intelligent novel written with grace and style.
John T. Hough, Jr., author of The Fiction Writers Guide to Dialogue and the award-winning novel Seen the Glory
Early is a consummate writer who so stunningly draws us into the very texture of her story that we can feel the humid tropical air and interior lives of her characters . . . We are fortunate that [her] rich tapestry of both characters and narrative creates a much-needed refuge during these challenging times.
Marthas Vineyard Times
Early does a spectacular job of balancing magical realism while keeping the story from spinning into ludicrous territory . . . She flawlessly captures life in the Caribbean region . . . Earlys narration is always well-paced and vivid, the characters all coming to life convincingly right down to the snarky jumbie . . . Readers will come to The Moon Always Rising for its pleasant narrative, for its realistic characters, for the intertwined stories of Els and her jumbie, Jack, but they will stay for the vivid descriptions of Nevis . . . The closest you will get to experience the island without actually stepping foot in it.
Paperback Paris
by intertwining the stories of [Els Gordon and Jack Griggs] these two resilient scrappers, Ms. Early turns The Moon Always Rising into a thoroughly enjoyable tale of personal renewal. Its been a whopping 75 years since Josephine Leslie (writing under the pen name of R. A. Dick) gave the world The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Alice Early has given that beloved old story a sensual and knowing tropical update.
Vineyard Gazette
Author Bio
Alice C. Earlys career spans academia, commercial real estate, international executive recruiting, and career-transition coaching. Her college English/creative writing major and professional roles requiring listening and shaping stories eventually pointed her back to her first lovewriting fiction. Within the Marthas Vineyard community she cherishes, Alice sings in a local group and fosters sustainability and womens rights and voices. An avid cook, she nurtures friends and neighbors with local bounty and her experiments in gluten-free baking. Alice and her husband have visited Nevis annually since 1996 and otherwise share a hand-built life in view of the sea.
