‘Probably Chabon’s greatest, a piece of sustained writing that will be hard to see outdone in 2017’ The Times

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

In Moonglow, he writes with both lovely lyricism and highly caffeinated fervour’ Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Reseña del editor: ‘Chabon is one of contemporary literature’s most gifted prose stylists. A thoroughly enchanting story’ The Washington Post ‘A wondrous book that celebrates the power of family bonds and the slipperiness of memory. It’s as intriguing as a locked room mystery, but in keeping with Chabon’s canon, also has a heart the size of an elephant’ Big Issue ‘Much of Moonglow feels Dickensian in style, and as with Dickens it is rich in sentiment. ‘Moving, wry, thoroughly entertaining’ FT “It doesn’t mean anything.” Luminous with love, Moonglow is here to show us that it does’ Irish Independent ‘”It doesn’t add up to anything,” stated the grandfather, as he looks back at his life. ‘Chabon’s storytelling is so characteristically exuberant, the narratives so unfailingly rich’ Telegraph

The brilliance of Moonglow stands as a strident defence of the form itself, a bravura demonstration of the endless mutability and versatility of the novel’ Observer ‘Entirely sure footed, propulsive, the work of a master at his very best. ‘A masterclass in storytelling’ Independent ‘Funny, moving and tremendously entertaining, this is a novel about the narratives we construct for ourselves and the need we have for them, one that confirms Chabon not just as an irresistible tale-teller, but also a master’ Daily Mail Not only probably Chabon’s greatest, but an example of a piece of sustained writing that will be hard to see outdone in 2017’ The Times ‘The product of a writer in full command of his novelistic faculties.

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