ADVANCE PRAISE

“If you haven’t discovered Jo-Ann Mapson yet, you’re in for the finest of treats- her books will move you from out-loud laughter to bittersweet tears, and leave you wondering when the next novel will come out. The Owl and Moon Café is no exception- a story of being lost and found again; of love in sickness, health, and everything in between; a fictional world filled with women you will feel like you already know and never want to let leave. I read it in one sitting; my only gripe is that it had to end.”
Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of The Tenth Circle and My Sister’s Keeper

“Three extraordinary generations of women are bound together by love, need, secrets, a café, and more than little anxiety in Jo-Ann Mapson’s extraordinary new novel. Mapson’s keen eye delves into alternative medicine, illness, longing and family, with grace and warmth, creating a novel that’s both intoxicatingly readable and unblushingly alive. No one writes about the complex lives of girls and women the way Mapson does, and like the sign on the café, this is a book that siren-calls you, that says ‘come in, come in, you are all welcome’.”
Caroline Leavitt, author of Girls in Trouble

“The Owl and Moon Café is that rare gem in fiction today, a both warmly funny family drama and a sharply absorbing commentary on issues that concern every human life. Mapson’s ability to create unique and absolutely real characters is unmatched in fiction writing today. An engaging, honest, and delicious book, which will leave her readers hungry for second and third helpings.”
Earlene Fowler, author of The Saddlemaker’s Wife

“Set in the rich country of the Monterey Peninsula, The Owl and Moon Café dazzles as it follows four generations of women in the Moon family.  Jo-Ann Mapson's engaging characters choose their life paths with humor, dignity and a hunger for the ever delicate and complex matters of life.  This book will leave you as delighted as if you'd settled in for one of the extraordinary meals served up at the legendary Owl and Moon Café. “
Joyce Weatherford, author of Heart of the Beast

"The Owl and Moon Café is a wonderful, engaging story about four generations of Western women.  As always, Jo-Ann Mapson creates a quirky, lovable cast of characters as real as your next-door neighbors.  Every woman will see someone she knows in this heartfelt, fast-paced slice of life novel."
Kristin Hannah, author of Magic Hour