Pamela Duncan, author of the novel Moon Women, will be at City Lights Bookstore in downtown Sylva on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. for a reading and booksigning.

Set in Madison County, Moon Women tells the story of three generations of women in the Moon family, brought together under one roof for a variety of reasons. Just as Ruth Ann (Moon) Payne has finally got her life all neat and tidy, she is confronted with family needs she cannot deny. Her teenage daughter, Ashley, who had run away from home, returns pregnant and needs a place to live. Her aging mother, Marvelle Moon, is increasingly forgetful and can no longer live alone. Although Ruth Ann takes them in, it’s an uneasy situation. This moving story of how they settle in is beautifully written, full of humor and sadness, memories and dreams.

The book has been highly praised by reviewers and fellow novelists alike. Lee Smith says, “Reading Moon Women is like falling into a feather bed — you’ll want to snuggle in, settle down and stay right where you are until you have turned the last wonderful page.” And Jill McCorkle says that Pamela Duncan has “a vast wisdom when it comes to the twists and turns of the human heart.”

Duncan was born in Asheville and grew up in Western North Carolina. She now lives in Graham county and is working on a second novel.

For more information, or to reserve a copy of Moon Women, call City Lights in Sylva at 586.9499.

 

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