Hang the Moon

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Oprah Daily,Elleand LitHub! A LibraryReads Pick for March 2023! From Jeannette Wallsthe #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castlecomes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody whoΓÇÖd amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Sallie Kincaid is the daughter of the biggest man in a small townthe charismatic Duke Kincaid. Born at the turn of the 20th century into a life of comfort and privilegeSallie remembers little about her mother who died in a violent argument with the Duke. By the time she is just eight years oldthe Duke has remarried and had a sonEddie. While Sallie is her fatherΓÇÖs daughtersharp-witted and resourcefulEddie is his motherΓÇÖs sontimid and cerebral. When Sallie tries to teach young Eddie to be more like their fatherher daredevil coaching leads to an accidentand Sallie is cast out. Nine years latershe returnsdetermined to reclaim her place in the family. ThatΓÇÖs a lot more complicated than Sallie expectedand she enters a world of conflict and lawlessness. Sallie confronts the secrets and scandals that hide in the shadows of the Big Housenavigates the factions in the family and townand finally comes into her own as a boldsometimes reckless bootlegger. You will fall in love with Sallie Kincaida feisty and fearlessterrified and damaged young woman who refuses to be corralled.