The Book of Moon: An Loúr ihn G'éalach

by K. Rose Quayle, K. Rose Quayle (Illustrator)

Overview

Mi'hal'ē is different from all the other analong, not just on the outside but in ways even she doesn't understand. Born into a world where no one else looks like her, Mi'hal'ē's ah'sha has forbidden her to go Outside past the fields. But the key to who she is and who she belongs to might lie far further past the Outside than anyone knows. And if Mi'hal'ē ever does find her truth, can she accept its responsibilities? The Book of Moon An Loúr ihn G'éalach follows the journey of one young análong as she discovers the truth about family, the price of identity, the power of choice and the requirement of love to save the world.

Written as an allegory of childhood mental illness, characters and events in The Book of Moon: An Loúr ihn G'éalach are based on the author's experience as a child and teenager growing up with a mental illness with the intent to help create awareness of the isolation, discrimination and stigma experienced by the mentally ill in their everyday lives.

Additional material including author Q&A, artwork and character bios is available at www.thebookofmoon.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781087813325
Publisher:	Katherine R Quayle
Publication date:	11/20/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Born in New Orleans, LA, K. Rose Quayle grew up writing and drawing to escape a fanciful but turbulent childhood. An avid toy collector and animal lover, she lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and house full of animal friends. She is an active member of the mental health community.

Table of Contents

Contents

Map of Ebuda spread

Book I

Book II

Book III

Pronunciation Guide

Family Tree spread

Editorial Reviews

2020-04-27
A highly illustrated, allegorical fantasy novel about loss and isolation.

It is time for a new Guardian in the realm. Elder Rā-alta has chosen her former friend, now a recluse farmer, F’ala to keep the chosen one safe until she is able to awaken into her role of Guardian. Now it is up to F’ala, used to being scorned for her unusual freckles, to raise the pale-skinned Mi’hal’ē and to keep her safe from those that will challenge her before she’s ready—even if that means keeping her from exploring the rest of the world and from knowing what, and who, she truly is. Mi’hal’ē looks and acts differently than anyone else she knows, and she just wants to find her own place in life. But because she’s forbidden to go past the nearby fields, there’s no way she’ll ever find out where she fits in. Mi’hal’ē must travel far further than she ever thought possible to discover the secrets of her past and her destiny. Quayle, the author of Look Left, Walk Green (2017), has created her own language to fit the world of her unusual fantasy-quest story, but it’s hard to get a true sense of place when so many of the words that characters use are inadequately explained. The author’s fine pen-and-ink illustrations will give readers a clearer idea of what the doglike humanoid characters look like, which is desperately needed; she also includes a pronunciation guide and a map. It’s clear that Quayle has put a lot of work into creating her wide-ranging and highly original world, but there’s a disconnect between the author and the audience; she writes as though readers already know everything about the fantastical setting. In a closing note, she reveals that her book is meant to be an allegory for mental illness and isolation, and she does strongly and clearly stress this theme throughout the book.

An offbeat but underexplained fantasy-quest story. (maps, pronunciation guide)

Kirkus Reviews