Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman
Fiction
1997 Berkley Books (first published 1992)
Read in September 1999
Rating: 4/5 (Very Good)
Publisher's Blurb:
Turtle Moon transports the reader to Verity, Florida, a place where anything can happen during the month of May, when migrating sea turtles come to town, mistaking the glow of the streetlights for the moon. Lucy Rosen, a transplanted New Yorker, is determined to start a new life in Verity, along with her twelve-year-old son, Keith. But neither Lucy nor Keith could begin to imagine what the town holds in store for them. Everything they’ve ever hope for, everything they’ve ever feared, begins to happen. When Julian Cash, Verity-born and fierce enough to paralyze bees with fright, enters their lives, nothing will be the same – for Lucy, and her son, or for Julian.
Sensual, suspenseful, dangerous and magical, Turtle Moon is Alice Hoffman’s most beloved book.
My Original Thoughts (1999):
Very Good! I couldn't put it down, yet didn't want it to end. Magical realism. Murder mystery. Romance. Better than Here on Earth. I like her writing style. Very quick and easy to read. Good entertainment!
My Current Thoughts:
I only have a vague recollection of this novel, but it sounds like I really enjoyed it.
I remember when I read it, and although I don't remember much either, I know I did feel the same way you did at the time. :)
ReplyDeleteJenclair, I'm not a huge fan of Alice Hoffman's books, but I do remember enjoying this earlier novel.
DeleteThis sort of sounds familiar but I'd probably have to start reading it to see if it really jogged my memory. Does sound good.
ReplyDeleteIliana, I'm sure it would be a good book to reread, but I so rarely take time to do that. My TBR stacks are toppling over, so I'm trying to stay the course with those! :)
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