A Face in the Moon - Softcover

Waldman, Mitchell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595091075 ISBN 13: 9780595091072

Publisher: iUniverse, Inc, 2000

Synopsis

A FACE IN THE MOON is available through iUniverse, Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, numerous other online book sites, and may be ordered through any bookstore. A FACE IN THE MOON is a look back at those lost days when colors seemed more vivid and when being in love seemed the only thing that mattered. The narrator, Jack Lohman, is an inexperienced twenty-two-year old, who was recently dumped by his first real girlfriend, and is soon to leave graduate school for who knows what. Enter Loni, a bright-eyed, free-spirited seventeen-year old who has had more than her share of experience -- she lost her virginity on her fourteenth birthday, has had more boyfriends and drugs than she cares to remember, as well as a nervous breakdown that shes trying her best to forget. From the moment Jack meets Loni, his life begins to change. She teaches him how to laugh, and makes him feel, for perhaps the first time in his life, that he can be loved without judgment. A FACE IN THE MOON is a story about two young lovers struggling to find each other and their ways in the world. And when a series of evens keeps them apart longer than expected, it becomes the story of whether their new love can survive the pressures of separation and madness.

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Review

A Face in the Moon may be an eye-opener for readers not themselves of Jack Lohman's generation. -- Bob Koch, WXXI-FM Radio

A fine read, and well worth your time. -- Denise M. Clark, The Road to Romance, March, 2003

An intense emotional, compelling read. . . a book that... everyone could enjoy reading, no matter what their usual preferences. -- Booknet, September, 2001

An] interesting character study of two lost souls . . . full of riches, . . . plot, excellent dialogue, and strong but flawed main characters. -- Michelle Tercha, Selling Writing Online, June, 2003

It's a harsh reality to know what's in this book happens in real life. Read with open heart and mind. -- Lisa at the Book Review Cafe, April, 2002

More than a coming of age story . . .an emotionally deep story. . . -- Harriet Klausner at, among other places, BookReview.com

Very highly recommended! A cannot put it down until I have finished the last chapter novel. -- Molly Martin at Wordweaving.com

[A] Shakespearean-like tale with a twist. A story readers won't soon forget. Waldman is an author to watch. -- Patricia Ann Jones at Critic's Corner

From the Author

A FACE IN THE MOON, the debut novel by Mitchell Waldman, has been receiving praise from critics and readers alike, such as Critic's Corner reviewer, Patricia Ann Jones, who has called the story "a Shakespearian-like tale with a twist," has praised the author's "rich characterizations and deft narration," and has called Waldman "an author to watch." Harriet Klausner, the # 1-rated reviewer for Amazon.com, has called A FACE IN THE MOON a "very sweet tale" and "an emotionally deep story that takes the reader so deep inside a lonely, sad young man readers will hold their breath knowing that they cannot escape until the book is finished...." Ms. Klausner further said that "[w]ith more novels like his debut tale that demonstrates Mitchell Waldman['s] tremendous talent for genuine characters in real life settings, the author will not remain faceless for very long."

Other readers and reviewers have called the author "a talented writer with a keen sense of modern conflicts and a real talent for developing believable, sympathetic characters," and Waldman has been lauded for his "smooth narrative flow," "supple prose style" and his "adept psychological portraits of the main characters in the novel and others populating their world.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595091075
• ISBN 13: 9780595091072
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528