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The View from Mount Joy, Lorna Landvik's delightfully quirky and intensely moving new novel, is about a man, a supermarket, the roads not taken, and the great, unexpected pleasures found in living a good life. When hunky teenage hockey player Joe Andreson and his widowed mother move to Minneapolis, Joe falls under the seductive spell of Kristi Casey, Ole Bull High's libidinous head cheerleader, the kind of girl a guy can't say no to, even when saying yes guarantees trouble. Joe balances Kristi's lustful manipulation with the down-to-earth companionship of his smart, platonic girlfriend, Darva. But it is Kristi who will prove to be a temptation (and torment) throughout Joe's life. Years later, having once dreamed of a career in pro hockey or as a globetrotting journalist, Joe can't believe that life has deposited him in the aisles of Haugland Foods. But he soon learns that being a grocer is like being the mayor of a small town: His constituents confide astonishing things and always appreciate the value of a hard-to-pass-up special, a free toy for a well-behaved youngster, a pie for the best rendition of Alfie, or simply Joe's generous dispensing of the milk of human kindness. For Joe, everyday life is its own roller-coaster ride, and all he wants to do is hold on tight. The path Kristi has charged down, on the other hand, is as wild as Joe's is tame-or at least that's how it appears to the outside world. But who has really risked more? Who has lived more? And who is truly happy? As Joe discovers-in this dramatic, heartbreaking, and hilarious novel-sometimes people are lucky enough to be standing in the one place where the view of the world is breathtaking, if only they'll open their eyes to all there is to see. The View from Mount Joy is truly glorious: a warm, wonderful picture of life as seen from the deepest places in the heart. From the Hardcover edition.

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Praise for Lorna Landvik Oh My Stars " Landvik is a national treasure whose writing packs a folksy, storytelling punch. . . . The personalities that populate the pages of Depression-era Oh My Stars feel . . . like fast friends. . . . And oh my stars but how [these] pages do fly by!" - Minneapolis Star Tribune " Utterly charming." - Cleveland Plain Dealer Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons " Highly entertaining . . . almost as hard to put down [as] Mary McCarthy' s The Group." - The Seattle Times " It is impossible not to get caught up in the lives of the book group members. . . . Landvik' s gift lies in bringing these familiar women to life with insight and humor." - The Denver Post Welcome to the Great Mysterious " Funny, heartwarming . . . admirably captures the ups and downs of a small town from the humorous perspective of a big-city star." - Publishers Weekly " Geneva is a lovable star who grows in surprising ways." - The Orlando Sentinel "From the Hardcover edition." Praise for Lorna Landvik Oh My Stars "Landvik is a national treasure whose writing packs a folksy, storytelling punch. . . . The personalities that populate the pages of Depression-era Oh My Stars feel . . . like fast friends. . . . And oh my stars but how [these] pages do fly by!" -Minneapolis Star Tribune "Utterly charming." -Cleveland Plain Dealer Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons "Highly entertaining . . . almost as hard to put down [as] Mary McCarthy's The Group." -The Seattle Times "It is impossible not to get caught up in the lives of the book group members. . . . Landvik's gift lies in bringing these familiar women to life with insight and humor." -The Denver Post Welcome to the Great Mysterious "Funny, heartwarming . . . admirably captures the ups and downs of a small town from the humorous perspective of a big-city star." -Publishers Weekly "Geneva is a lovable star who grows in surprising ways." -The Orlando Sentinel "From the Hardcover edition."


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  • ISBN-13: 9780345502285
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Ballantine Books
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345502280
  • Publisher Date: 04 Sep 2007
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 301


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