Moonbeams

The moon in its many guises has for aeons fascinated storytellers. Moonbeams offers eleven richly imagined stories inspired by thisage-old fascination...each one told on a moonlit night. "e;Eight Maids A-Milking"e; features a depression-era North Carolina family whose eight females - Mama, Millie, twins Matilda and Myrtle,Maude, Muriel, Maggie May, and Mirabelle - bring Daddy headaches, heartaches, and happiness. In "e;Music of the Spheres,"e; a trip to the campground of her youth brings a lonely womanmuch more than memories. From the comedic to the surreal, in each of these tales the moon works its mysterious magic.