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The New Moon's Arms
Published 2007 by Warner Books · 323 pages
Nebula · 2008
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4 award entries · 3 books · 0 wins · 2001–2008
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Synopsis
Calamity Lambkin, a middle-aged Caribbean woman going through menopause, discovers that her childhood ability to find lost things has returned. When a mysterious child washes ashore, Calamity is drawn into a tale of sea people, family secrets, and the transformative power of change — both physical and magical.
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