Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls
Buy on AmazonWhen 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. That's a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness
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"Picture it – the Jazz Age. Glamorous speakeasies. Illegal liquor. Brash bootleggers. Jeannette Walls’ Hang the Moon parachutes us into the middle of one of the most movie-ready eras in U.S. history, but instead of meeting Al Capone in NYC, we’re introduced to the fiery bootlegger Sallie Kincaid in rural Virginia. This effervescent, drama-filled page-turner barrels through a few storylines, touching on a fraught battle over family business succession, racial tension in a poor rural county, family secrets and land conflict. For Ms. Kincaid, car chases, shootouts and changing the status quo are all in a day’s work."
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