Voices From the Moon [Paperback]

Andre Dubus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1984

The classic Dubus novella—now available as an ebook

In the aftermath of two failed marriages, a Catholic family seeks salvation from within

 

Voices from the Moon opens amidst the fallout of Stowe family patriarch Greg’s divorce from his wife, Joan; and shortly after, that of their eldest son, Larry, from his wife, Brenda. On the verge of adolescence, young Richie Stowe grapples to make sense of these events and their consequences, and seeks solace in the church. As the family attempts to mend itself and move forward, its members are forced to reconcile their feelings of betrayal with their enduring love for one another.

 

Masterfully related from the alternating perspectives of its six main characters, Dubus’s richly drawn novella recounts a family’s failure to abide by those laws divined and decreed, and its path to redemption via understanding and forgiveness.

 

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Andre Dubus including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

 

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

 “Dubus the stylist gets better and better, like the sort of wine his characters would never drink.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Dubus is the sort of writer who instructs the heart, and he ought to be discovered by any number of readers.” —The Atlantic Monthly

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: David R Godine; 1st edition (October 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879235322
• ISBN-13: 978-0879235321
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,116,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andre Dubus (1936-1999) is considered one of the greatest American short story writers of the twentieth century. His collections of short fiction, which include Adultery & Other Choices (1977), The Times Are Never So Bad (1983), and The Last Worthless Evening (1986), are notable for their spare prose and illuminative, albeit subtle, insights into the human heart. He is often compared to Anton Chekhov and revered as a "writer's writer."

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Man Marries His Son's Ex-Wife, May 25, 2009

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This review is from: Voices from the Moon P (Hardcover)

This is a poetic novel, rich with imagery and lyricism.

The story is told primarily from the eyes of a twelve year-old. The novel relates, in a somewhat dreamy and stark fashion, the results of a man's deciding to marry his son's ex-wife.

The novel focuses on family and feelings, on Catholicism and guilt of sin and retribution, on what was, what is, what could or will be as it is intertwined in our inevitable link with others around us.

This is a beautiful novel.