Lorna Landvik
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the small town of Granite Creek, Minnesota, Haze Evans suffers a stroke at the age of 89 and slips into a coma. Haze is a local legend, having written a daily column in the Granite Creek Gazette for fifty years running"-- Provided by publisher.
The curmudgeon who wrote the column "Ramblin's by Walt" in the Granite Creek Gazette dismissed his successor as "puking on paper." But when Haze Evans first appeared in the small-town newspaper, she earned...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Newly installed at All Souls Lutheran, Mallory "Pastor Pete" Peterson soon realizes that her church isn't merely going through turbulent waters, but is a sinking ship. With the help of five loyal members of the Naomi Circle, the young, bold minister brainstorms fundraising ideas. They all agree that the usual recipe book won't add much to the parish coffers, but maybe one with all the ingredients on how to heat up relationships rather than casseroles...
Author
Series
Publisher
Balentine Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Maybe Patty Jane Dobbin should know better than to marry a man as gorgeous as Thor Rolvaag. Soon, with a baby on the way, Thor is gone. It's a good thing Patty Jane has her irrepressible sister, Harriet, to rely on. Before long, the sisters have opened a beauty parlor, a place where women can come together when life threatens to tear them apart. National ads/media.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Set adrift when her mother sells the salon that has been a neighborhood institution for decades, Nora Rolvaag takes a camping trip, intending to do nothing more than roast marshmallows over an open fire and under a starry sky. Two chance encounters, however, will have enormous consequences, and her getaway turns out to be more of a retreat from her daily life than she ever imagined. But Nora is the do-or-die-trying daughter of Patty Jane, who now...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Television star Geneva Jordan agrees to watch her sister's son Rich, a thirteen-year-old boy with Down syndrome, while her sister and her husband take a much needed vacation, and while Geneva is staying with the young boy, she learns some important lessons about life, love, and happiness.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
From her sensational sleeper hit "Patty Jane's House of Curl" to her heartwarming novel "Welcome to the Great Mysterious," Landvik has won the hearts of readers everywhere. Now she returns to her beloved, eccentric stomping ground of small-town Minnesota where a most eclectic, and engaging group of women share love, loss, and laughter.
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