The Star and the Strange Moon -- Constance Sayers, Hardcover

From the author of A Witch in Time comes a haunting tale of ambition, obsession, and the eternal mystery and magic of film.

A vanished star. A haunted film. A mystery only love can unravel...

1968: Gemma Turner once dreamed of stardom. Now the actress is on the cusp of obscurity. When she's offered the lead in a radical new horror film, Gemma believes her luck has changed--but her dream is about to turn into a nightmare. One night, between the shadows of an alleyway, Gemma disappears on set and is never seen again. Yet, Gemma is alive. She's been pulled into the film. And the script--and the monsters within it--are coming to life. Gemma must play her role perfectly if she hopes to survive.

2007: Gemma Turner's disappearance is one of Hollywood's greatest mysteries--one that's captivated film student Christopher Kent ever since he saw L'Étrange Lune for the first time. The screenings only happen once a decade and each time there is new, impossible footage of Gemma that shouldn't exist. Curiosity drives Christopher to unravel the truth. But answers to the film's mystery may leave him trapped by it forever.

"A sweeping tale of dark magic, artistic obsession, and a love unbound from the limits of time, The Star and the Strange Moon captivates with lush prose and moments of poignant, heartbreaking beauty." --Paulette Kennedy, author of The Witch of Tin Mountain

For more from Constance Sayers, check out:
A Witch in Time
The Ladies of the Secret Circus

Author: Constance Sayers
Publisher: Redhook
Published: 11/14/2023
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.00w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780316493741

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/18/2023
Library Journal 09/15/2023 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2023
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 34

About the Author
Constance Sayers is the author of A Witch in Time. A finalist for Alternating Current's 2016 Luminaire Award for Best Prose, her short stories have appeared in Souvenir and Amazing Graces: Yet Another Collection of Fiction by Washington Area Women as well as The Sky is a Free Country. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. She received an MA in English from George Mason University. She lives outside of Washington D.C. Like her character in The Ladies of the Secret Circus, for many years, she was the host of a radio show from midnight to six.