Jeannette Walls’ “Hang the Moon” borrows heavily from the histories of real people and events who lived during the Prohibition era in Virginia. The narrator, Sallie Kincaid, almost 18, is the daughter of “Duke,” who has made his money bootlegging. Before you know it the Duke is dead and Sallie stands to inherit the family business.
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