The Funny Moon: A Novel
The Funny Moon: A Novel
Chris Lincoln
July 11, 2023
“A whimsical, romantic romp!”
—Meg Lukens Noonan, author of The Coat Route
5-Star Readers’ Favorite
2024 Winner, Humor, International Book Awards
2024 Silver Winner, Humor, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Award
2023 Finalist, Humor (Adult Fiction), Foreword INDIES
Release Date: July 11, 2023
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-57869-138-8
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-57869-139-5
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023903735
eBook: 978-1-57869-140-1 (Click Here to Purchase the eBook)
Booksellers and Libraries: Order Here or in Ingram.
SYNOPSIS
Claire is a massage therapist who can communicate with animals and talk to people on the Other Side. Wally is a burned out adman and wannabe novelist avoiding reality by obsessing on his golf game. After twenty-five years of marriage, she still loves him, but lately doesn’t like him. When Wally moves out after a fight, Claire finds herself facing her fears, flaws, and fantasies, while dealing with her man-eating best friend, a wealthy older suitor, her tai chi master, and a wisecracking dog. Meanwhile, above his friend’s garage, Wally imagines literary glory as he struggles to keep his one remaining client. When things unexpectedly turn in his favor, he is eager to win Claire back. But will she give up her newfound freedom to give their rocky relationship another chance?
For fans of Elinor Lipman and Jennifer Weiner, The Funny Moon is a literary romp about the challenges of marriage, self-discovery, and personal fulfillment with a New Age twist.
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PRAISE
“A long-term relationship gone stale, a summer of searching, celebrity cameos, and a comic sensibility…The pace is consistent and the tone light…A brisk, humorous story of a middle-aged couple in an unmoored marriage, stumbling toward safe harbor.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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“Janet Evanovich meets Wallace Stegner—a very funny, very well crafted novel.”
—C. B. Clemency
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“Highly entertaining…funny, insightful and true.”
—Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of the Transformers film series
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“The Funny Moon is a rare mix of humor, pathos, and surprise, which will draw you in, sweep you along, and keep you laughing.”
—Christopher Merrill, author of Self-Portrait with Dogwood
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“A delightful comic (and cosmic) romp with vibrant characters, poignant midlife awakenings, and magical surprises."
—Sera Beak, author of The Red Book
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“A wildly entertaining journey through a maze of mid-life and marital madness, with a couple of quirky seekers, and the most hilarious sex scene ever.”
–Marisa Smith, playwright
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“Natural and unforced, multilayered and perfectly keyed…with characters rendered in vivid, quirky 3D and scenes so well played, they unfold the way you don’t expect. The writing is strong and assured, with the feeling of a handmade wooden boat: simple and beautiful, nothing to add and nothing to take away.”
—Dave Greeley
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“Set in a small New England college town, where tongues do wag, The Funny Moon is a whimsical, romantic–and touching–romp about finding your true north.”
—Meg Lukens Noonan, author of The Coat Route
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“The twists in the plot are humorous and bring the main characters closer to us…The narrative is quick-paced and very engaging. Chris keeps us in suspense regarding the outcome until the last chapter. I highly recommend this compelling and motivational story to those standing at a crossroads.”
—Nino Lobiladze for Readers' Favorite
REVIEWS & IN THE NEWS
March 14, 2024, Readers’ Favorite: Five Star Review!
Foreword INDIES: 2023 Finalist in Humor (Adult Fiction)
November 2, 2023, Valley News: Book Notes - Two writers release first books in their 60s
August 23, 2023, Here In Hanover, Fall 2023 Issue: Spotlight by Pamela Brown: The Funny Moon
August 15, 2923, Golf Oklahoma Magazine, Aug/Sept Issue: “The Most Fun You Can Have Without Taking Your Clothes Off” Book Review by Tom Bedell
July 14, 2023, StoryComic Podcast: (Episode 282): The Funny Moon: A Whimsical Romp with Chris Lincoln
July 3, 2023, NewPages.com: Book Review :: The Funny Moon by Chris Lincoln, Guest Post by Dave Greeley
June 27, 2023, The Times Argus: Times Argus Community News
June 15, 2023, Mountain Times: East Thetford resident publishes debut novel
June 20, 2023, The Burlington Free Press: Sink into summer and savor a Vermont book or two (or a few)
MEET THE AUTHOR
Chis Lincoln photo by Greg Bruce Hubbard.
Chris Lincoln is an award-winning copywriter and creative director who has been recognized with a Clio, advertising’s Oscar. He is also the author of the widely praised non-fiction book, Playing the Game: Inside Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League. His articles on sports, recreation, and the arts have appeared in New England-based magazines and newspapers. A graduate of Middlebury College and participant at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, he lives in Vermont with his wife. The Funny Moon is his first novel. Visit his website at www.chrislincoln.net.