Gateway to the Moon: A Novel

“If you happen to haven’t learn Mary Morris but, begin right here. Now. Instantly.”

—Jodi Picoult, New York Occasions bestselling creator of Small Nice Issues

From award-winning novelist Mary Morris comes the outstanding story of a distant New Mexican city coming to grips with a darkish historical past it by no means imagined.

 

In 1492, the Jewish and Muslim populations of Spain have been expelled, and Columbus set sail for America. Luis de Torres, a Spanish Jew, accompanies Columbus as his interpreter. His journey is simply the start of an extended migration, throughout many generations. Over the centuries, de Torres’ descendants journey from Spain and Portugal to Mexico, lastly settling within the hills of New Mexico. 5 hundred years later, it’s in these identical hills that Miguel Torres, a younger beginner astronomer, finds himself attempting to know the thriller that surrounds him and the city he grew up in.

Entrada de la Luna is a spot that holds a profound secret–one that its residents can’t even think about. Additionally it is a spot that bold kids, equivalent to Miguel, attempt to depart. Poor well being, damaged marriages, and poverty are the norm. Luck is uncommon. When Miguel sees a flyer for a babysitting job, he jumps on the alternative, and begins work for a Jewish household new to the world. Rachel Rothstein will not be the type of dad or mum Miguel anticipated. A pissed off artist, Rachel moved her household from New York looking for a contemporary begin, however to date New Mexico has not solved any of the issues she introduced together with her. Miguel loves the work, but he’s shocked to seek out lots of the Rothstein household’s customs much like ones he’s grown up with and by no means understood.

Interwoven all through the present-day narrative are the highly effective tales of the ancestors of Entrada’s residents, highlighting the torture, pursuit, and resistance of the Jewish folks. An exquisite novel of shared historical past,
Gateway to the Moon is a transferring and memorable portrait of a household and its journey by way of the centuries.