From Jeannette Walls, the bestselling author of The Glass Castle, a
riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in
Prohibition-era Virginia Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a
nobody who'd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie
Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small town, the
charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the twentieth century
into a life of comfort and privilege, Sallie remembers little about
her mother, who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the
time she is just eight years old, the Duke has remarried and had a
son, Eddie. While Sallie is the Duke's daughter, sharp-witted and
resourceful, Eddie is his mother's son, timid and cerebral. When
Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their father, her
daredevil coaching leads to an accident, and Sallie is cast out.
Nine years later, she returns, determined to reclaim her place in
the family. That's a lot more complicated than Sallie expected, and
she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts
the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big House,
navigates the factions in the family and town, and finally comes
into her own as a bold, sometimes reckless bootlegger. 'Jeannette
Walls created my new favorite hero in her protagonist, Sallie
Kincaid. Sallie is sharp, bold, unflinching, and humorous despite,
or maybe because of, her hardships.' - Jennette McCurdy,
bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom Died 'Hang the Moon is
Jeannette Walls's masterwork. Epic in scope, the novel is a thrill
ride through Prohibition and change in the American South . . . The
prose is so elegant and so close to the bone you feel Sallie's
heartbeat. Glorious.' Adriana Trigiani, author of The Good Left
Undone 'Does what all good books should: it affirms our faith in
the human spirit.' Dani Shapiro on The Glass Castle 'Like J.D.
Salinger or Hemingway before her, Jeannette Walls has the talent of
knowing exactly how to let a story tell itself.' Sunday Independent
on The Glass Castle
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