Mary Beth Keane’s novel The Half Moon tells the story of a marriage breakdown and a bar in crisis and it takes place over one week of winter storms where things come to a head.
Malcolm, bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar, and when his boss finally retires, he seizes his chance. 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.
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, forcing Malcolm and Jess to confront their uncertain future.
a marriage in crisis
dreams unfulfilled and realised
a week of snow storms in which things come to a head
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane is published by Penguin Michael Joseph here in the UK. It is available as an audiobook and ebook and in hardback with the paperback due out next year. You can find it at Amazon UK (affiliate link), Bookshop.org (affiliate link), Hive and Waterstones. You can find out more about Mary Beth Keane and her writing on her Author Website, her Facebook Page, or follow her on Instagram or on Twitter.
My thanks to the publisher for offering me a review copy through NetGalley.
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