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Playing with the Moon (Paperback)

by Eliza Graham (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Pan (1 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0230531253
  • ISBN-13: 978-0230531253
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 161,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Irish Book Review, March 2008

"the novel is probing, sensitive and moving."


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'The story is engaging and it makes for an emotional read.'
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Linking time and people, 20 Jul 2008
By Lance Mitchell (Hampshire, UK, Northern Hemisphere, Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
This book is based on the truth of what was happening in southern England in the build up to the Allied invasion of France in the Second World War. It also plays on the connections between those times and the early 21st century. These connections are built on the characters who have grown from the children of the earlier period to complex adults, who have harboured their personal secrets through all of those decades.

The opening chapter commences with the discovery of the skeleton of a GI who lost his life before the invasion started. But the mystery around how he died and who, if anyone, witnessed his untimely death, is something which is explored as the chapters switch back and forth between the time zones. The couple who discover the bones on the beach have their own problems, and their stress adds to the mounting tension that links the characters who have survived the fifty-something years since those horrible events.

The threads, as you would expect, all come together in the end, but I found that as I read a chapter in one time zone, I couldn't wait to get back to the last, where I knew I would find myself in the next. Confused? You won't be if you take the trouble to pick up this book and read it. It is fairly easy to follow, I promise you, and it was a pleasure to read. I shall definitely be first in line for Eliza Graham's next book. I can't wait!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars STELLAR WRITING!, 3 Jul 2007
This review is from: Playing with the Moon (Hardcover)
An intriguing opening that keeps you hooked from then on--PLAYING WITH THE MOON is a very difficult book to part with for too long.

"I push past his restraining arm and see what he's dug up: a long white object. A bone... it's a human leg bone. Tom digs a little more and exposes a row of ivory-coloured arches. A ribcage."

The writing is stellar, the prose vivid, and the atmosphere perfect as we seamlessly switch between the present and the nineteen forties. The players in this poignant tale will stay with you for some time. I absolutely loved it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure to read, 31 Jul 2007
By J.S. (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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A beautifully written novel with images as vivid as a well-drawn portrait. The characters and their stories stayed with me even when I was forced to set down the book to attend to "real life." This is a mystery with heart, and well worth the read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully Told Story
When the body of an American soldier, who died 60 years ago, is found on the beach of a small village by Minna and Tom, it makes a good story for the newspapers. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Characters
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I read this book in hardcover, and it's not to be missed. The story weaves between two timelines: the modern-day Minna and Felix grappling with their own ghosts, and Felix... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!
I loved Playing With The Moon! It's a beautifully written story about dealing with loss, grief, and, ultimately healing - told through the story of new friendship between Minna... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by D. Schaaf

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious
Mesmerizing story with two plot lines, expertly woven together by the author. Sixty years separates the action and each story has a mystery to it. Read more
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