Family Drama

Therese Walsh’s poignant and mesmerizing novel is a moving tale of family, love, and the power of stories. After their mother’s probable suicide, sisters Olivia and Jazz are figuring out how to move on with their lives. Jazz, logical and forward-thinking, decides to get a new job, but spirited, strong-willed Olivia, who can see sounds, taste words, and smell sights, is determined to travel to the remote setting of their mother’s unfinished novel to say her final goodbyes and lay their mother’s spirit to rest.

Though they see things very differently, Jazz is forced by her sense of duty to help Olivia reach her goal. Bitter and frustrated by the attention heaped on her sunny sister whose world is so unique, Jazz is even more upset when they run into trouble along the way and Olivia latches to a worldly train-hopper. Though Hobbs warns Olivia that he’s a thief who shouldn’t be trusted, he agrees to help with their journey. As they near their destination, the tension builds between the two sisters, each hiding something from the other, and they will finally be forced to face everything between them and decide what is really important.

Jazz and Olivia Moon are about as different as sisters can be. The death
of their mother, which appears to have been a suicide, hits them both
hard, but their reactions are completely opposite. Practical,
22-year-old Jazz gets a job at the funeral home that handled their
mother’s funeral, while dreamy 18-year-old Olivia half blinds herself by
staring at the sun and decides to visit a bog to catch sight of the
wisps that her mother talked and wrote about. Accompanied by reluctant
Jazz, Olivia sets off, but when the bus they’re driving breaks down,
Olivia makes the rash decision to stow away on a train. There she meets a
tattooed, reticent young drifter named Hobbs, who agrees to help her
find the wisps. When Jazz catches up with them, she’s immediately put
off by Hobbs and furious with Olivia’s refusal to give up her mission or
accept that their mother’s death was a suicide. Both heartbreaking and
hopeful, the Moon sisters’ journey is no quixotic quest, and readers
will find themselves completely immersed in their transformative search.
This magical, moving tale is not to be missed.

–Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)

Therese Walsh has done it again. She is fast becoming known for
delivering lush, emotional and deeply atmospheric reads that never
disappoint. Her second book, The Moon Sisters, is a magical journey of
grief, hope and the power of family bonds. It is a novel for the senses,
a harmony of sounds, sights, scents and tastes, the likes of which you
have never experienced before. You won’t want to miss this one.”

-Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Lost Lake

Therese Walsh is a gifted storyteller whose lyrical prose captures the
uniqueness of her characters and the compelling, slightly mystical
nature of their journey. The Moon Sisters is a tale of two sisters —
unalike in a multitude of ways — and their quest for understanding the
secrets of their late mother’s past. The trip Jazz and Olivia take
together naturally strains the bonds of an already difficult
relationship, but what is slowly revealed during their time away from
home proves to be truly enlightening to them both…regardless of how
differently each perceives the world. This is a novel about love, hope
and, above all, acceptance. Readers will find themselves caught up in a
kaleidoscope of sensory details and the richness of a story beautifully
told.”

-Marilyn Brant, USA Today bestselling author of The Road to You

The Moon Sisters is a novel to fall in love with. to break your heart
over. to linger with and think about after you’ve finished the last of
Walsh’s lovely, singing, heart-wrenching words. There is magic in the
story and in the language itself and you’ll find yourself wanting to buy
a copy for your sister, or your best friend, just so you have someone
to share it with.”

– M.J. Rose, International bestselling author of Seduction: A Novel of Suspense

Therese Walsh’s debut novel, The Last Will of Moira Leahy, was published in 2009 by Shaye Areheart books (Random House). Her second novel, The Moon Sisters, will be published by Crown (Penguin Random House) in March 2014.

Therese is the co-founder of Writer Unboxed, a blog for writers about the craft and business of fiction. Before turning to novels, she was a researcher and writer for Prevention magazine, and then a freelance writer. She’s had hundreds of articles on nutrition and fitness published in consumer magazines and online.

She has a master’s degree in psychology.

Aside from writing, Therese’s favorite things include music, art, crab legs, Whose Line is it Anyway?, dark chocolate, photography, unique movies and novels, people watching, strong Irish tea, and spending time with her husband, two kids and their bouncy Jack Russell

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