Moon Road
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4.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
For readers of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, a beautifully observed portrait of marriage, divorce, and reconciliation as an estranged couple embark on a road trip from small-town Ontario to B.C. to finally lay to rest the mystery that pulled them apart.
Kathleen and Yannick have not spoken for nineteen years, not since what happened with their daughter.
Now, there’s unexpected news from the other side of the country, and the call for a road trip they can only make together.
As they rattle over two thousand miles in a pick-up, an alluring history reveals itself: of begrudging love, headstrong children and hopeless searching, and of a unique bond that never really went away.
As they drive, bicker, and lose their way, an unexpected future for this once broken couple begins to emerge.
Moon Road captures the wonderment and grief of seeing children grow up; of recovering from long-buried pain, and rediscovering those most familiar to us; of learning to live and love in a whole new way.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
It sounds like the setup of a mystery novel: Over two decades after their daughter’s disappearance, a long-divorced couple may finally discover their child’s fate. But from that dark premise, author Sarah Leipciger has crafted a lyrical, emotional, and deeply moving story of reconnection. Twenty-two years ago, Kathleen and Yannick’s daughter, Una, disappeared in British Columbia. Already divorced at the time, the couple haven’t spoken in nearly two decades. But when a call comes from Vancouver Island asking for a DNA sample, the pair set out from Kathleen’s cottage-country home, travelling across Canada in Yannick’s dilapidated pickup. Now in their seventies and leading very different lives—Kathleen has become a flinty, easily angered woman alone, while Yannick remarried and had more kids—the bickering exes slowly find themselves reconnecting as they drive across the prairies. Leipciger’s layered characters and rich dialogue are deeply compelling. Fans of Elizabeth Strout or Richard Russo will adore this story of compassion and personal discovery.
