The Measure of the Moon

By: Lisa Preston

Narrated by: Sarah Naughton

"If you ever say anything to anyone, they all die."

When eight-year-old Greer Donner falls off his horse in the Washington wilderness, he braces himself to face the long hike home alone. But screams pierce the darkness, and he stumbles upon a dead-end road where a man is beating a woman - nearly to death. In a moment of courage, he stops the assault, but he's left to face the man, who turns his wrath into an ominous threat: if the boy ever reveals what he has seen, his family will pay the ultimate price. The secret Greer now carries begins his emotional unraveling.

In Seattle, Gillian Trett is a photographer with a troubled marriage and a childhood she's trying to forget. Domestic tension mounts when her husband's stepsister arrives. Desperate for a distraction, and a way to advance her career, Gillian throws herself into uncovering the history behind an old man's Holocaust photo of boys in a forest. The mysterious children and the truth behind the scene haunt her - she can't let go of the image, or of her own shadowed past.

Then a horrifying revelation entangles Gillian's path with young Greer's. The boy and the woman, separated by a generation and 100 miles, each confront the terrible power of harbored secrets - not only to eclipse the truth but also to illuminate the dark, unknown dimensions of their loved ones and themselves.

©2017 Lisa Preston (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Great Book!

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting and the story line was good.

Highly recommended

Excellent story, very well written, original and deeply engaging subject matter. Characters were extremely interesting and multi-faceted.

Great listen

The story caught me almost immediately and I was anxious to hear each new twist. The narrator was easy to listen to and did a good job of changing voices so it was easy to identify who was speaking. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

This book stressed me so much 🤣

I listened to this book on a trip and hit pause more times than I can count to rant at the family's inability to connect dots and help that little boy. The characters felt real, Greer's anguish palpable and the ending was more satisfying than I can describe (no spoilers!). Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Confusing

It feels like there were too many stories combined into one, with unnecessary parts thrown in to add to the confusion.

I enjoyed the narration and parts of the story, but some parts just didn't fit in.