Patty Jane's House of Curl
By Lorna Landvik
(Ivy Books, Mass Market Paperback, 9780804114608, 304pp.)
Publication Date: June 28, 1999
Categories: Literary
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Patty Jane Dobbin should have known better than to marry a man as gorgeous as Thor Rolvaag, but she was too smitten to think twice. Yet nine months into their marriage, with a baby on the way, Thor is gone. It's a good thing Patty Jane has her irrepressible sister, Harriet, to rely on. For it's been said that a fine haircut can cure any number of ills, and before long the Minnesota sisters have opened a neighborhood beauty parlor complete with live harp music and an endless supply of delicious Norwegian baked goods. It's a wonderful, warmhearted place where you can count on good friends, lots of laughter, tears, and comfort when you need it--and the unmistakable scent of somebody getting a permanent wave. . . .
Lorna Landvik is also the author of the bestselling Your Oasis on Flame Lake and the upcoming The Tall Pine Polka. She has worked as an actor, a comedian, and a speed typist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and their dog, Petunia.
"Fun and funny, spiked with tragedy and sad times."
--USA Today
"A FUNNY, POIGNANT FIRST NOVEL ABOUT THE BONDS BETWEEN WOMEN."
--Houston Chronicle
"WARM, TENDER, ULTIMATELY INSPIRATIONAL."
--West Coast Review of Books
"HOMESPUN WISDOM PEPPERS EVERY PAGE."
--Publishers Weekly
"PATTY JANE'S HOUSE OF CURL has the emotional warmth of Lake Wobegon and the tender/tough female characters who populated Fried Green Tomatoes. . . . A unique story."
--Saint Paul Pioneer Press
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