‘Blue Moon’ a tale of sisterhood

  The relationship between sisters who are divided by a wide age range is at best a delicate balance of power and love. In her new novel, “Once In A Blue Moon,” author Eileen Goudge looks at this unique dynamic in an emotional, heart-wrenching tale of love, sisterhood and family.
  In 1981, 12-year-old Lindsay was in charge of her 3-year-old sister Kerrie Ann while their mother, a stripper by night, slept during the day. With the help of their neighbor, Miss Honi Love, the girls did all right until one day when their mother was arrested on drug charges and the girls were separated by child protective services. Put in foster care in different states, the sisters had no contact for years.
  Fast forward to the present, and Lindsay is now a successful bookstore owner in the sleepy seaside town of Blue Moon Bay. She has brought Miss Honi to live with her, but she has never forgotten her little sister, and searched for her for years to no avail. Then one day, into her bookshop walks a pink-haired, tattooed, multipierced girl who looks somewhat familiar. It’s Kerrie Ann.
  As the sisters struggle to become reacquainted, their individual problems — Lindsay’s struggle to fight off a hotel group that wants to buy her land, and Kerrie Ann’s fight to regain custody of her daughter — bring them together in ways they never dreamed could happen.
Add in the extravagant Miss Honi Love and her wacky but wonderful wisdom, the rocky romantic lives of both sisters, and one talented baker who keeps everyone supplied in chocolate treats, and you have a fascinating novel that is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats until the last word.
  Eileen Goudge is a master storyteller when it comes to affairs of the heart, soul and family. In “Once In A Blue Moon,” she again captures the reader’s imagination as she weaves the story of sisterhood, trust and romance into an intriguing tale not soon to be forgotten.