Hang the Moon

"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."