The Moonflower Vine

from sjmccreary

A look at the lives of a farm family in western Missouri during the first half of the 20th century. By turns, each family member comes under the microscope and their thoughts and feelings and goals and dreams are exposed to us. Mistakes, flaws, shortcomings are all revealed, but we still accept a...

from nittnut

I really loved this book. I was thinking that I wished I had known about it before now, but I love the sense that there are wonderful stories waiting somewhere for us to find them... The Moonflower Vine is about a family moving between two worlds - essentially the world of their father and the wo...

from abitbookish

After reading this book, I found myself subconciously searching the bookshelves in my local library for a similiar reading experience, in vain. Perhaps, a sad testament to the smallness of my rural library, or the unique charm of this book. It's a rediscovered classic and rightly so.

from poetreegirl

A small-town Missouri family reunites and remembers the events that tie them together. A story beautifully told through the perspective of each family member.

from Donna828

The moonflower vine, like much of life, is a thing of fleeting beauty, releasing its bloom and fragrance for a limited time to those who patiently wait for the things that matter. This exquisite portrait of a Missouri farm family also reveals its worth and beauty slowly. It may take place in a di...