What the Moon Did - E-book - ePub

Mary Jo Johnson has a secret. For twelve-year-old Mary Jo in 1949, "consent" is a foreign concept, especially when it comes to a much older and more powerful friend of the family, Roger Bradfield. Mary Jo becomes pregnant, and her parents have a plan, one that protects Roger, maintains their status in the community, and-hopefully-allows Mary Jo to go on as if nothing happened. But it's not that easy.
Something did happen, and Mary Jo's life is broken. All of which creates a cascade of secrets and lies that will define her life and cast a shadow over the lives of everyone around her for generations. At the end, no matter how hard she tries to hide what happened, the truth finds its way to the surface. But at what cost?"Reminiscent of the writing of Joyce Carol Oates .