Stone the Moon

by Jay Edwards

Invoking the best of Salinger’s Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye and Ishmael’s quest in Melville’s Moby Dick, Stone the Moon is the story of Jim Holder, a Midwestern conscientious objector during the Vietnam war who finds himself doing his alternative service in a big city hospital. In his search for himself in a time he is out-of-joint, Holder encounters a myriad of characters and situations that are both humorous and tragic. Jay Edwards’ first novel captures the spirit and mood of the sixties “like few other writers” according to the New York Times Book Review as well as “the most unforgettable characters and protagonist in years” (Chicago Sun-Times). Out of print for nearly a decade, New American Press is proud to bring back to Edwards’ fans, Stone the Moon.

The winner of several honors including twice a semi-finalist for the O. Henry Award, Jay Edwards is best known to his readers for his “Bubble Water” short stories that have been printed in dozens of magazines and anthologies over the last two decades. He is the author of over 100 stories and articles as well as one novel, a short story collection and four non-fiction works. He is currently living in Kansas teaching and writing.

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 22, 1991

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