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Born Under a Lucky Moon - Dana Precious (2011)
Jeannie Thompson has just been proposed to by the love of her life - her perfect boyfriend Aiden - but just can't say yes. The story flip-flops from present times to Jeannie's young adulthood as Jeannie tries to explain to Aiden how marriage and her family's luck just don't mix. You see, Jeannie's eccentric family has a very unlucky streak. As you follow Jeannie's story in present tense and in the past, it weaves seamlessly and entertainingly thanks to the author's easy writing. I couldn't put this book down. I love how Jeannie's family was totally unbearable and endearing at the same time. You love and hate them with the same passion throughout the book. Jeannie's mum, in particular, is the best fleshed-out character, and I adore her the most. (AV)
Born Under a Lucky Moon, the debut novel by Dana Precious, is about a young woman balancing her present and her past which the author says is partly based on real life events in her life. The summary says: (It) is the tale of two very important (but distant) years in the lives of Jeannie Thompson and her embarrassing, crazy, colourful family members to whom "things" just seem to happen. From the Great Lakes of Michigan to Los Angeles and back again, it is a story of surprise marriages, a renegade granny, a sprinkler system cursed by the gods, and myriad other factors Jeannie blames for her full-tilt, out-of-control existence. But it's also about good surprises--like an unexpected proposal that might just open Jeannie's eyes to her real place among the people she loves most in the world . . . the same ones she ran far away from to begin with.