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BLOG TOUR: The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen (Book Review 2010-39)

March 10, 2010 By Mary

The Girl Who Chased the Moon
by Sarah Addison Allen

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam (March 16, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553807218
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553807219

Source:  Publisher

Product Description

In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different women discover how to find their place in the world—no matter how out of place they feel.

Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. Such as, why did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew—a reclusive, real-life gentle giant—she realizes that mysteries aren’t solved in Mullaby, they’re a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight. And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.

Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson’s cakes—which is a good thing, because Julia can’t seem to stop baking them. She offers them to satisfy the town’s sweet tooth but also in the hope of rekindling the love she fears might be lost forever. Flour, eggs, milk, and sugar . . . Baking is the only language the proud but vulnerable Julia has to communicate what is truly in her heart. But is it enough to call back to her those she’s hurt in the past?

Can a hummingbird cake really bring back a lost love? Is there really a ghost dancing in Emily’s backyard? The answers are never what you expect. But in this town of lovable misfits, the unexpected fits right in.
 

About the Author

Sarah Addison Allen is the author of Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen. She was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina.
Stop by her website — there is a contest there as well! http://www.sarahaddisonallen.com

LOVED IT

There are few authors I anticipate getting a new title from and Sarah Addison Allen is one of them.  I think she could take any kind of story and inject some magic into it.  The Girl Who Chased the Moon is just that:  magical.  The stories Allen writes aren’t paranormal but just have a twist in them that makes them a little bit abnormal and she has a delightful way with words.  I really wish that she had include some recipes with this book as the story centers around cakes and a little bit of barbeque that are so descriptive you can smell them.

There is one cake that truly stood out in the whole book and I hope this link is the correct recipe:  

Hummingbird Cake

Order your copy from my Amazon Link HERE

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Comments

  1. Cheryl says

    March 10, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    Thanks for hosting Sarah today. I’m glad you enjoyed her book. I had no idea how large her following is until I started coordinating her tour.

    Cheryl

    Pump Up Your Book

  2. Between The Lines & More says

    March 10, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    You also have a way of interjecting an element of excitement into your reviews that make me want to read the book. And this one is no exception.

  3. Melissa says

    March 10, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    I’ve been curious about this book. Thanks for the review. Sounds like something I need to read!

  4. holdenj says

    March 12, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    So excited to read this, I really liked her other two books.

  5. Esme says

    March 15, 2010 at 4:22 am

    Thanks for hosting this-I like the cover.

  6. Em says

    March 15, 2010 at 4:43 am

    Wasn’t that a fun book? I loved it too!

  7. Angela says

    March 24, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    I have never actually read a book by this author but all the reviews I’ve seen of The Girl Who Chased the Moon make me want to read it right NOW! lol

    I’ve given you a blog award at http://librarygirlreads.blogspot.com/2010/03/blog-award-humane-award.html

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