Water on the Moon - by Jean Moore (Paperback)

About the Book

"Early one morning, Lidia Raven, mother of teenage twins, awakens to the sound of a sputtering airplane engine in the distance. After she and her girls miraculously survive the crash that destroys their home, they're taken in by Lidia's friend, Polly, a neighbor who lives alone on a sprawling estate. But Lidia has other problems. Her husband has left her for another man, she's lost her job, and she fears more bad news is on the way when she discovers a connection between her and Tina Calderara, the pilot who crashed into her home. In the months following the crash, Lidia plunges into a mystery that upends every aspect of her life, forcing her to rethink everything she thinks she knows." --P. [4] of cover.

Book Synopsis

Reviews: Newark Star-Ledger: http: //www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2014/05/jill_smolowe_four_funerals_and_a_wedding_resilience_in_a_time_of_grief.html New Jersey Monthly [PDF attached] Articles by the author: Bark magazine, Summer issue NextAvenue.org (PBS): http: //www.nextavenue.org/blog/reimagining-my-life EveryDayHealth.com: http: //www.everydayhealth.com/columns/my-health-story/moms-big-question-do-you-like-me/ Interviews: Lilith.org: http: //lilith.org/blog/2014/ Both the Baltimore Sun and Orlando Sentinel ran this syndicated Chicago Tribune interview: http: //www.chicagotribune.com/health/sc-health-0409-four-funerals-20140410,0,110385.story Upcoming Public Radio: Minnesota Public Radio: scheduled for a live interview, May 27, on the "Daily Circuit" show WHYY (NPR, Philadelphia): Interview has been taped for future airing

Review Quotes

"A fusion of history, romance, and mystery, Moore's ambitious debut dazzles. With sympathetic characters who come alive, and with threads of Byron and Earhart cleverly woven throughout the pages, Moore spins a bewitching tale of hope, tragedy, and family secrets."
-Lori Nelson Spielman, author of The Life List

"In this compelling novel, Moore's characters struggle with loss and change, and they find their way to fulfillment. A moving, well-told story."
-Nan Fink Gefen, author of Clear Lake: A Novel, publisher of Persimmon Tree, an online magazine of the arts

"Moore's well-observed debut novel introduces us to Lidia Raven, a relatable heroine whose home, career, and marriage have all recently been shattered. Through her journey, we see possibilities for reinvention and the ever-surprising ways that friends and family shape our world."
-Caitlin Leffel, editor and co-author of The Best Things to Do in New York: 1001 Ideas, Flair, and The Meaning of Home

About the Author

Jean P. Moore began her professional life as an English teacher, later becoming a telecommunications executive. She and her husband, Steve, and Sly, their black Lab, divide their time between Greenwich, Connecticut and the Berkshires in Massachusetts, where Jean teaches yoga in the summers.

Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and literary journals such as;upstreet, Distillery, Skirt, Long Island Woman, and the Hartford Courant. In 2009, Jean was selected to attend the Advanced Fiction Workshop, led by Nahid Rachlin, at the 92 Street Y.;A short story, "Friday Night at the Olympia Theater" can be read online in;Slow Trains, Spring, '09. Additionally, a memoir piece, "Leaving Charles," appears online;in;Persimmon Tree, summer, 2011. Several poems, "Dancing with My Mother," (a finalist), "Evening," and "Views of the Valley, page 76," can be read in 21st Century Women's Voices, 2013.