In her latest enchanting novel, New York Times bestselling
author Sarah Addison Allen invites you to a quirky little Southern town
with more magic than a full Carolina moon. Here two very different
women discover how to find their place in the world—no matter how out
of place they feel.
Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at
least some of the riddles surrounding her mother’s life. Such as, why
did Dulcie Shelby leave her hometown so suddenly? And why did she vow
never to return? But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother
grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew—a reclusive, real-life
gentle giant—she realizes that mysteries aren’t solved in Mullaby,
they’re a way of life: Here are rooms where the wallpaper changes to
suit your mood. Unexplained lights skip across the yard at midnight.
And a neighbor bakes hope in the form of cakes.
Everyone in Mullaby adores Julia Winterson’s cakes—which is a good
thing, because Julia can’t seem to stop baking them. She offers them to
satisfy the town’s sweet tooth but also in the hope of rekindling the
love she fears might be lost forever. Flour, eggs, milk, and sugar . .
. Baking is the only language the proud but vulnerable Julia has to
communicate what is truly in her heart. But is it enough to call back
to her those she’s hurt in the past?
Her GARDEN SPELLS was a smash debut. Now Sarah Addison Allen brings us her new THE GIRL WHO CHASED THE MOON. It's a new coming-of-age story
set in NC from the author of GARDEN SPELLS and THE SUGAR QUEEN.
