The Boy in in Moon...

Additional reviews of our next selection, The Boy in the Moon- see entire reviews here:

With a tender imagination and stark honesty, Brown infuses The Boy in the Moon with the quality of love: for this amazing boy, for his family, and for life. As much as this book is about one frail boy and the tiny constellation of people who surround him, it is also about all of us who try so hard to be parents worthy of our children.

British Columbia National Book Award for Canadian Non-Fiction

Winner of the 2010 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction

Trillium Book Award Finalist

'Eloquent as a love song, rich as the most generous, finely tempered philosophy, The Boy in the Moon asks some profound questions. What makes us human? What connects us to the most impaired members of our community? Who benefits more, the caretaker or the cared-for? The answer to all these questions lies in the wonderfully realized — poignant, dignified, funny — portrait of Walker, whom Ian Brown calls "my teacher, my sweet, sweet, lost and broken boy." It's hard to imagine a reader who won't also learn important things from Walker: this is a book that expands the mind and heart, and a joy to read.'

Katherine Ashenburg, author of The Mourner’s Dance and The Dirt on Clean

'There's poignancy on every page of this beautifully articulated memoir about life with Walker Brown.'

(Sunday Mail Brisbane)

' ... the unmistakably real humanity and honesty of Brown's description of this life are something valuable.'

(The Age)

Our book club member Tracey met the author and we are all looking forward to reading the book!