Two Moons
A poignant, witty Irish novel of mothers, daughters - and betrayal
Published on 6. May 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-7472-5932-9 (ISBN)
Description
When a daughter returns, the past is revisited...
In a house overlooking Dublin Bay, Mimi and her daughter Grace are disturbed by the unexpected arrival of Grace's daughter Polly, and her striking new boyfriend.
Over the next few days, events lead them to reassess the shape of their lives. For while Grace's visitors focus her attention on an uncertain future, Mimi, who receives a messenger of a very different kind, must begin to set herself to rights with the betrayals and disappointments of the past.
'Superbly executed... by turns funny, revealing and sad, the novel is both enchanted and enchanting' Daily Telegraph
In a house overlooking Dublin Bay, Mimi and her daughter Grace are disturbed by the unexpected arrival of Grace's daughter Polly, and her striking new boyfriend.
Over the next few days, events lead them to reassess the shape of their lives. For while Grace's visitors focus her attention on an uncertain future, Mimi, who receives a messenger of a very different kind, must begin to set herself to rights with the betrayals and disappointments of the past.
'Superbly executed... by turns funny, revealing and sad, the novel is both enchanted and enchanting' Daily Telegraph
Reviews / Votes
Superbly executed... by turns funny, revealing and sad, the novel is both enchanted and enchanting' Daily Telegraph Cool, crafted poise and sly wit' Penny Perrick, The Times 'Jennifer Johnston's latest novel is a modern fairy tale with a dark theme... she handles [her material] so delicately, so deftly and wittily that we willingly suspend disbelief' Margaret Walters, Sunday Times 'Jennifer Johnston spins her yarn into a shimmering confection whose surface limpidity conceals layer upon layer of narrative meaning, yet whose overall effect is of simplicity, lightness and ease... This is a novel of immense sophistication, familiar yet distant as the moon of the title' Irish TimesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7472-5932-9 (9780747259329)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
01/2015
1st Edition
Tinder Press
€3.99
Available for download
Person
Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of the foremost Irish writers of her generation. She won the Whitbread Prize for The Old Jest, the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award for The Captains and the Kings, the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for The Captains and the Kings and How Many Miles to Babylon). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with Shadows on our Skin.