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Wild Moon Rising
- Author
- Jenny Knight
- Narrator
- Zara Ramm
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 19 June 2025
- Run Time
- 10 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
'Jenny Knight's writing is brilliant – telling it like it is, full of warmth and humour' Cathy Rentzenbrink
'Powerful … A moving story of female desire, ambition and renewal' Kit de Waal
'A beautiful tale about friendship and reinvention' Fabulous, The Sun
*****
A powerful and moving debut novel about coming of age again post-marriage and post-menopause.
Claire's life isn't how she thought it would be when she moves into Hunter's Moon. Her long marriage is over, her children have flown the nest, and her work as an illustrator no longer satisfies her. She isn't sure who she is now or what she wants from her life.
It wasn't always like this. Once, she had desires and ambitions.
When her octogenarian neighbour, Tansy, suffers a fall, Claire’s solitude is broken. Under the older woman’s guidance, she finds solace and a new sense of purpose in regenerating her wild garden. And as the plants grow, Claire retreads the bittersweet journey that brought her to the second half of her life.
This is a story of love. Of friendship and desire, of art and nature, of finding love for yourself and for life itself. It is a story of coming of age, once again, of giving up one’s safety net and embracing a new life beyond.
Critics Review
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'A beautifully written tale of women who dare to dream, desire, change course, and make demands. Writing with quiet wisdom and humour, Jenny Knight gives her readers real insights into the way women live their lives.’ Elissa Soave, author of Graffiti Girls
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‘I loved Wild Moon Rising – it is passionate, powerful and a wonderful exemplar of how we Queenagers come into our power and wisdom in midlife. When everything we once were falls away there is space for something new, exciting and beautiful to flourish. What a book! What a writer!’ Eleanor Mills, author of Much More to Come
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‘Such a sensual story about the fierce blooming of midlife desire: wild, surprising, hope-giving’ Tanya Shadrick
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‘Jenny Knight is a talented, accomplished writer with a sound understanding of craft. Her writing is brilliant – telling it like it is, and full of warmth and humour’ Cathy Rentzenbrink
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‘A rich, earthy, spiritual almanac of discovery’ Sainsbury's Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Jenny Knight
- Narrator
- Zara Ramm
- Duration
- 10 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 June 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008650254
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
'Jenny Knight's writing is brilliant – telling it like it is, full of warmth and humour' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'Powerful … A moving story of female desire, ambition and renewal' Kit de Waal 'A beautiful tale about friendship and reinvention' Fabulous, The Sun ***** A powerful and moving debut novel about coming of age again post-marriage and post-menopause. Claire's life isn't how she thought it would be when she moves into Hunter's Moon. Her long marriage is over, her children have flown the nest, and her work as an illustrator no longer satisfies her. She isn't sure who she is now or what she wants from her life. It wasn't always like this. Once, she had desires and ambitions. When her octogenarian neighbour, Tansy, suffers a fall, Claire’s solitude is broken. Under the older woman’s guidance, she finds solace and a new sense of purpose in regenerating her wild garden. And as the plants grow, Claire retreads the bittersweet journey that brought her to the second half of her life. This is a story of love. Of friendship and desire, of art and nature, of finding love for yourself and for life itself. It is a story of coming of age, once again, of giving up one’s safety net and embracing a new life beyond.
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