The Half Moon

Brought to you by Penguin.There are two sides to every story - and every marriage in crisis . . .Malcolm, bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar, and when his boss finally retires, he seizes his chance. He sees unquantifiable magic and potential in the Half Moon and hopes to make it a bigger success.His wife, Jess, has devoted herself to her law career, but after years of trying for a baby, she''s struggling to accept the idea that motherhood might not be in her future. She finds herself slipping away from both her career and her marriage. The bar is Malcolm''s dream, and as she feels her youth start to fade, she wonders how to reshape her own life.When a blizzard hits their upstate New York town on the same day that Malcolm learns some shocking news about Jess, and a regular at the bar goes missing, everyone is frozen in place for a single, pivotal week. In The Half Moon, award-winning author Mary Beth Keane carefully explores a marriage in crisis, what it takes to make a life with another person, and the true meaning of family.One tumultuous week. One marriage in crisis. One chance to begin again...''Mary Beth Keane writes to the heart of the human heart . . . I could not put this book down'' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER''Prepare to lose yourself in this book'' SARA COLLINS''Allows us to look around our own lives with respect and kindness, and is therefore a great gift'' ANN NAPOLITANO©2023 Mary Beth Keane (P)2023 Penguin Audio