From the cover:

With the pleasurable panache of her Bad Girl Creek series, beloved author Jo-Ann Mapson introduces a new novel about the unbreakable bonds of family, taking a chance on love, and the heart-rending strength of women.

Quirky, stubborn, lovable, and laugh-out-loud funny, the Moon women- all four generations- are a cast of characters whose family foibles offer a fresh look at love to the pages of Jo-Ann Mapson's new novel, The Owl & Moon Cafe.

Matriach Gammy Bess, nearing seventy, is everything a great-grandmother should be: protective, generous, and kind- on the days when she wins at bingo. Her daughter Allegra is another story: her protest rallies, too many boyfriends, and dirty jokes drive her daughter Mariah crazy with embarrassment. And then there is Lindsay, the youngest of the Moon clan, a too quiet twelve-year-old with an IQ of 172 and in love- with Carl Sagan. When Mariah loses her teaching job and returns to wait tables at the family cafe, all four women's lives converge at The Owl & Moon Cafe, a charming beach town landmark where the community comes to chat and watch the world go by. Soon after, however, Allegra receives a life-threatening diagnosis of leukemia, and the family must not only unite to deal with the difficult present, but also return to the past to tackle unresolved issues of family, truth and love.

A beautifully written book dedicated to living, laughing, growing, and healing, The Owl & Moon Cafe is a deeply textured novel sure to please Mapson's committed fans and entice new readers as well.