The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold’s latest novel, “Almost Moon” is being offered for £2.99 when you buy The Times Newspaper.
It is a tragic tale concerning a character named Helen Knightly, a divorcee, whose elderly mother is suffering from dementia and is abusive and unpleasant to be around. Helen has reached breaking point and, despairing of her Mother’s behaviour, she finally snaps and takes a tragic course of action.
For the next 24 hours, Helen Knightly confronts the events that unfold from the act she has committed and reflects on the major events of her life such as Her relationships with her mother, father (who died before her mother), her two daughters, her ex-husband, her best friend and her best friend’s son, and what finally motivated her to take such drastic action….
