When They Took Away the Man in the Moon

by Kate Lehrer

H.A., a forty-five year old twice-divorced political consultant, returns to her native state of Texas and learns that she can never really escape her home

Genres: Fiction

252 pages, Hardcover

First published May 18, 1993

Reviews

[Jean · Rating 2 out of 5]

A novel that seems to have a memoir struggling to break out. Some interesting and believable vignettes of the protagonist’s doings as a female “high powered political consultant” (who actually comes across as more powerless than powerful) and her conflicted role as the daughter of a terminally ill, sort of nutso Texas matriarch. Not enough there to recommend it, though.

[Louise Annetta · Rating 1 out of 5]

Great title. Some really good vignettes and word pictures. But I could not follow the story as it jumped around in space and time. I did not learn much about the characters and could only tell them apart by their names.

[Dianne · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a story about a political consultant who is searching for love & meaning in her life. It is poorly written & the characters have no depth.