Charles Frazier's 2nd book published in 2006 and which I can re-read whenever my in-pile runs dry. I have now edited the Wiki entry at
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Moons_(novel)#Plot_summary

No 13 is on page 2 as I can't get gallery to do 13!

p371 "The moons arcing overhead in whatever slivers or orbs were scheduled to show at that particular time on that particular night. Lovely, the way the sky works.....Enough recurrence to assure us of the probable continuation of the universe, but not so repetitive to become boring..."

"The moon and sixpence" by Somerset Maugham may yet become project 2