LIGHT OF THE MOON
Luanne Rice
Bantam
ISBN: 0-553-80511-6
January 2008 (Hardcover)
Women’s Fiction

Luanne Rice takes readers on a lyrical journey in LIGHT OF THE MOON. Susannah Connolly travels to French Camargue to fulfill her dying mother’s wish, and she arrives to find herself in a magical journey of love and forgiveness. Grey Dempsey, an American-born journalist turned rancher, spends his time operating his ranch and tending his troubled daughter, Sari. Tortured by the memory of her mother’s act of abandonment and haunted by her sudden fear of horse riding, Sari depends on Grey for everything, and Susannah’s arrival puts her off balance. All three—Susannah, Grey, and Sari—have sorrows that must be healed before they can move on to a new life, but so much of the healing is involved around Sarah, the patron Saint of the Camargue, and the unavailable Maria, Grey’s former wife and Sari’s mother.

Beautifully written and with fully developed characters, LIGHT OF THE MOON is a moving novel of pain and healing. Readers will appreciate the depth and complexity of this moving tale, and the characters are crafted in such a way that the reader will truly care what happens to them. The bittersweet tone of the novel is sure to please, and the ending is greatly satisfying. The novel has a surreal feeling that leaves the reader feeling as though they are also in the dreamy setting where so much of the novel takes place. LIGHT OF THE MOON is a beautiful tale, and Ms. Rice has crafted a novel sure to please.

Reviewed by Angela Etheridge
Rated: 4