Moving Lila

by Julie Fleming

Mira De Land inherits her childhood home -- a house named Lila in Ona Island, North Carolina. The catch is that she must move it to her family's current home in Arkansas. Moving Lila forces Mira and her much younger sister, Kat, to unearth long-buried family secrets as their own relationship changes. Ultimately, they reconcile the family's past and present by realizing that each one is guilty of something, which has the paradoxical effect of absolving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312244096
• ISBN13: 9780312244095
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Not just a house, it's a home

A very fun story. There are a lot of memories here that are shared and there's even a little bit of information that some of the family members try not to share. What a unique story.....moving a house because of a last request from a father who has passed away. Truely a fun, quick, unique read. Read this book, it's intriguing as well as fun and will give you a lift.

Moving...

This novel had me intrigued at page one. The entire concept of moving a house, moving a memory, moving a life resonated throughout the novel. It is a journey, one that the reader feels a part of, one that the reader cares about. Mira, Kat, Ray, Wesley, all visable characters. And the house, it has a life of its own, filled with happy and sorrowful memories. Fleming shows that houses are not just objects, but homes, for good or bad, they are homes. A great read.

Delicious new voice

Moving Lila is a fresh and engaging novel that manages to be simultaneously moving, funny, and thoughtful. A wonderful read, enjoyable on every page.

Lila rules

I guess the true power of this novel lies in its ability to be interesting on every single page. A rare feat. The writer treats her characters tenderly and with compassion, and though perhaps not its main design, Moving Lila leaves a reader with the feeling they've just taken a life-affirming ride through the Deep South. Here's to Lila getting the attention she deserves.