The author of the internationally celebrated #l bestseller The Lovely Bones now gives us a searing portrait of a mother-daughter bond that descends into murder.

Alice Sebold deals with almostunthinkable subjects with humor and intelligence and a kind of mysterious grace.

Clair and Helen Knightly are a parent and child locked in a relationship so unrelenting that they have become the center of each other's world. But as this electrifying novel opens,Helen crosses a boundary she never thought she would approach.

Over the next twenty-four hours, Helen's life rushes in at her as she is forced to confront the choices that have brought her to this crossroads.As a woman who spent years trying to win the love of someone who had none to spare, she now faces an uncertain and dangerous freedom.

Exploring the complex ties within families,the meaning of devotion, and the thin line that separates us from our most haunting impulses,TheAlmost Moon is an unforgettable tale of passion and redemption written with the fierce intelligence and emotional intensity that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.