Hang the Moon - Jeannette Walls
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Adults
A riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition., Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody whod amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans., Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a son, Eddie. While Sallie is her fathers daughter, sharp-witted and resourceful, Eddie is his mothers son, timid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out., Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in the family. Thats a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scanda
