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Hang the Moon (2023)

av Jeannette Walls

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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:Named a LibraryReads Pick for March 2023 and a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Elle, and LitHub!

From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.

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 20th 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 her father'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.

You will fall in love with Sallie Kincaid, a feisty and fearless, terrified and damaged young woman who refuses to be corralled.
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[3.75] Walls has written a fast-moving family drama that provides a vivid glimpse into life during Prohibition era. She skillfully mixes family secrets, political power struggles and bootlegging escapades to tell the story of a Virginia community that is home to an array of intriguing characters. Perhaps “Hang the Moon” tries to deliver a few too many twists and subplots, but these are the ingredients that keep the book moving at an impressive pace. ( )
  brianinbuffalo | Sep 17, 2023 |
Sallie Kincaid hat als Fünfjährige ihre Mutter verloren. Ihr Vater, der Duke, hat schnell wieder geheiratet. Sallies ist ihrer Stiefmutter ein Dorn im Auge, ganz besonders als Sallie mit ihrem Stiefbruder Eddie verunglückt. Dabei hat sie es nur gut gemeint und trotzdem muss sie das Anwesen in Caywood verlassen. Erst als sie siebzehn ist, darf sie nach dem Tod der Stiefmutter zurückkommen. Sie ist fest entschlossen, sich ihren Platz in der Familie zurückzuerobern. Doch dann stirbt der Duke und Sallie muss seinen Posten übernehmen und sich in einer Männerwelt durchsetzen.
Dieser Roman der Autorin Jeannette Walls hat mich von Anfang an gepackt.
Die Personen sind alle interessant und authentische dargestellt. Sallie ist ein starkes Mädchen, das ihren Vater vergöttert. Aber sie ist nur ein Mädchen und obwohl ihr Stiefbruder Eddie dem Duke zu schwach ist, soll er einmal in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters treten. Der Duke selbst ist ein Mann der im Claiborne County wie ein König herrscht. Wenn es Probleme gibt, kommt man zu ihm und er löst sie, dafür braucht er kein Gericht. Seine Geschäfte sind nicht ganz legal, aber so ist das in der Zeit der Prohibition nun einmal. Als er stirbt, muss Sallie Hals über Kopf Verantwortung übernehme. Dabei machen ihr nicht nur alte Fehden zu schaffen, auch in ihrer Familie ist nicht jeder erfreut darüber, dass Sallie an die Stelle des Dukes tritt. Eine Frau soll halt heiraten und die Geschäfte den Männern überlassen. Doch Sallie ist stark, hat ihren eigenen Kopf und erträgt auch Rückschläge. Es geht um das Überleben von vielen Menschen im County und so tut sie, was getan werden muss. So nach und nach erfährt sie einige Familiengeheimnisse, die manche ihrer Einstellungen verändern.
Es ist ein spannender Roman über eine starke junge Frau, der mich gut unterhalten hat. Empfehlenswert! ( )
  buecherwurm1310 | Aug 26, 2023 |
I loved The Glass Castle, but this novel just didn't do it for me. The loose Tudor storyline mixed with mountain folk during Prohibition just didn't do it for me. It felt like a strange soap opera - unrealistic, but not entertaining enough to really draw one in. ( )
  silva_44 | Aug 23, 2023 |
This novel, set during Prohibition, transfers the familiar tale of the Tudor dynasty (Henry VIII & Elizabeth I) to 1920s rural Virginia. The Duke is the most powerful man in the county, and everything is set to pass to his young son Eddie, largely bypassing his daughters Mary and Sallie. Knowing the history of the Tudors helps make sense of some of the twists in this novel, and I appreciated the character of Sallie as a young woman striving to make a future for herself and the people she considers family. ( )
  wagner.sarah35 | Aug 9, 2023 |
Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the wealthiest man in a small town. Her mother dies and her father remarries. When a son is born to the family and Sallie inadvertently endangers the child, she is sent to live with a poor aunt. Eventually, after a number of years, the step-mother dies, and Sallie returns to the homestead. She is 'hired' as tutor to her young brother, and eventually works her way back into the lives of the family. The story is set primarily in the Prohibition era in a rural Virginia town. Sallie's father remarries yet again in the hope of the birth of another son, but trouble lies ahead. This time Sallie, understanding the bootlegging that infuses money into the community, proves her worth as a legitimate heir to the family.

A great yarn! ( )
  peggybr | Aug 8, 2023 |
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Quality? Hell, the only time our whiskey aged was when we got a flat tire.

Rex Walls, the author's father, who ran bootleg liquor in the late 1940s and early 1950s
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So most things you can't see in the dark, but other things —like stars—you can only see in the dark. That's what I've been doing since the Duke died, sitting in the darkness waiting for whatever has its own light to show itself.
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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:Named a LibraryReads Pick for March 2023 and a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily, Elle, and LitHub!

From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.

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 20th 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 her father'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.

You will fall in love with Sallie Kincaid, a feisty and fearless, terrified and damaged young woman who refuses to be corralled.

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