Starlight and Moonshine - O'Malley, Joseph
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In early 1980s Detroit, during the year following the drunk driving death of their alcoholic mother, a chorus of family voices grapple with haunting memories of the joys, regrets and the strains of love that will reverberate throughout all of their lives. During a Detroit winter’s last snowfall in 1980, feeling fine and happy after a few too many drinks with teachers at the Catholic school where she works as a secretary, Hannah Fallon crashes her car through a cyclone fence and into an enormous,150-year-old elm tree, leaving behind a messy wake of love and grief through which her family must…mehr

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In early 1980s Detroit, during the year following the drunk driving death of their alcoholic mother, a chorus of family voices grapple with haunting memories of the joys, regrets and the strains of love that will reverberate throughout all of their lives. During a Detroit winter’s last snowfall in 1980, feeling fine and happy after a few too many drinks with teachers at the Catholic school where she works as a secretary, Hannah Fallon crashes her car through a cyclone fence and into an enormous,150-year-old elm tree, leaving behind a messy wake of love and grief through which her family must wade in the year that follows. The story of the Fallon family, told in retrograde beginning a year out from her death through the varying viewpoints of Hannah’s husband James, their three children, Mary, Colleen, and Jack, and James’s crass, overbearing sister Addy explores the humor, love, and rancor of a family grappling with loss. This elegy of family life under siege, written with Cheeveresque wit, clarity, and intensity, fulfills the promise of a long-awaited first novel.
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Joseph O'Malley's short fiction has appeared in such magazines as Glimmer Train, Cimmaron Review, and A Public Space.  He is the author of a collection of short stories entitled Great Escapes from Detroit.  He was born in Detroit and lives in New York City, Like his first novel, his debut novel, Starlight and Moonshine, also takes place in Detroit.