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Crying for the Moon

Crying for the Moon


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"A page-turner with an indelible heroine." --Ann-Marie MacDonald Canadian actor, comedian and social activist Mary Walsh explodes onto the literary scene with this unforgettable story of a young woman coming of age in late 1960s Newfoundland Raised on tough love in St. John's, Maureen is the second-youngest daughter of a bitter and angry mother and a beaten-down father who tells the best stories (but only when he's drunk). If life at home is difficult, then school is torture, with the nuns watching every move she makes. But Maureen wants a bigger life. She wants to go to sexy, exciting Montreal and be part of Expo 67, even if it means faking her way into the school choir. Finally achieving her goal of reaching Montreal, Maureen escapes the vigilant eye of Sister Imobilis and sneaks away, and over the course of a few hours, one humiliating encounter with a young Leonard Cohen and a series of breathtakingly bad decisions change the course of her life forever. A riotous and heart-rending journey from St. John's to Montreal and back, Mary Walsh's dazzling debut novel is darkly hilarious but also paints a very real portrait of the challenges of being young and female and poor in 1960s Newfoundland. Crying for the Moon explores the many ways in which one day can reverberate through a lifetime.

About the Author :
MARY WALSH created and starred in This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC's comedic take on current affairs. The series earned her many of her numerous Gemini Awards (now called the Canadian Screen Awards) and showcased her dynamic range of characters, including the flagrantly outspoken Marg Delahunty. Walsh wrote, produced, and starred in the award-winning series Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, which returned to CBC in 2017 as a feature length presentation called A Christmas Fury, with Walsh and the original cast reprising their roles. She has also been nominated for two Genies for her performances in feature films Crackie and New Waterford Girl. In 2017 she published her debut novel, the Canadian bestseller Crying for the Moon. Among her many awards and doctorates, Mary is the recipient of the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Lifetime Achievement Award in the Performing Arts, and the CSA's Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement in television acting.

Review :
"With Crying for the Moon, Mary Walsh debuts like a speeding bullet onto the literary scene. Gritty, searing, funny and often heartbreakingly sweet. A page-turner with an indelible heroine." -- Ann-Marie MacDonald, bestselling author of Fall on Your Knees "This is a dark tale from the real world, lightened by Mary's trademark irony, intelligence and wit." -- Linden MacIntyre, bestselling author of The Bishop's Man "Enjoyed Mary Walsh: #CRYINGFORTHEMOON Messing up, growing up in #NFLND c.1970, hippies+NSFW vocab +nuns: what's not to Margaret Atwood via Twitter "Walsh pitches the tone expertly. Crying unspools a thread of true black sorrow and features a heroine that can't get out of her own way. But it's also fast-paced and wry and nimble. The stakes are high and supported with ambiance, tension, slapstick, heartbreak, and complete authenticity." -- The Telegram (St. John's)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781443410373
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 408 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1443410373
  • Publisher Date: 21 Jul 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
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  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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