Girls in the Moon

Everyone in Phoebe Ferris's life tells a different version of the truth.

Her mother, Meg, ex-rock star and professional question evader, shares only the end of the story--the post-fame calm that Phoebe's always known. Her sister Luna, indie rock darling of Brooklyn, preaches a stormy truth of her own making, selectively ignoring the facts she doesn't like. And her father, Kieran, the co-founder of Meg's beloved band, hasn't said anything at all since he stopped calling three years ago.

But Phoebe, a budding poet in search of an identity to call her own, is tired of half-truths and vague explanations. When she visits Luna in New York, she's determined to find out how she fits in to this family of storytellers, and maybe even to continue her own tale--the one with the musician boy she's been secretly writing for months.

This soul-searching, authentic debut weaves together Phoebe's story with scenes from the romance between Meg and Kieran that started it all--leaving behind a heartfelt reflection on family, fame, and finding your own way.

What happens when the only way to find your future is to uncover your family's complicated past?

• A Lyrical Sister Story: Phoebe is a poet, but her sister Luna is a rising star in Brooklyn's music scene. Visiting her for the summer will test their bond and unearth secrets they never knew existed.
• A Coming of Age Quest: Tired of half-truths, Phoebe travels to New York City to piece together her family's rock-and-roll history and finally find her own place in it.
• A Poetic First Love: Amid the family drama, Phoebe navigates her feelings for a musician boy she's only ever written to, discovering a love story that could be her very own.
• Complex Mother-Daughter Dynamics: Explore the powerful, complicated relationship between a daughter searching for answers and her ex-rock star mother, Meg, who refuses to speak about the past.

Janet McNally is the author of the novels The Looking Glass and Girls in the Moon, as well as a prizewinning collection of poems, Some Girls. She has an MFA from the University of Notre Dame, and her stories and poems have been published widely in magazines. She has twice been a fiction fellow with the New York Foundation for the Arts. Janet lives in Buffalo, New York, with her husband and three little girls, in a house full of records and books, and teaches creative writing at Canisius College. You can visit her online at www.janetmmcnally.com.