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WARM, WITTY, AND REFRESHINGLY ORIGINAL - An exquisitely written story of love, loss, redemption...and a parade. "Rich with witty dialogue...a masterpiece full of emotion, love, warmth, and life." Seattle Book Review "Perfect for a book club or rainy Sunday morning."Independent Book Review "This is a book readers will find dear to their hearts...a beautifully written novel." Chicago Book Review A TREASURE OF BOOK CLUB FICTION. Lunch Ladies captures time and place with laugh-out-loud humor, and reach-for-a-tissue heartache, as the people of Hanley, Minnesota - living and dead - come together for a community celebration. It's 1976 and there's a bicentennial parade in the works. Is this a task for the school district's lunch ladies? Their answer would be "no." So how is it that Crystal, Coralene, and Sheila find themselves crafting food stands to feed parade goers, come the Fourth of July? Crystal has other things to do: matching lonely travelers from the obituaries with kind souls still living. Coralene doesn't need this nonsense. She has a home and a family, and a nephew she musts save before it's too late. Is it already too late for Sheila? Her safe harbor is a booth at Denny's on Friday nights, with the only person who might help her move beyond her past. Peppered with wit and insight, Lunch Ladies serves up a poignant, tender, and often hilarious view of the flawed and fascinating citizens of Hanley as it portrays the absurdities of family and community life, while revealing the humanity of those who've been lost, or left behind. If you loved Remarkably Bright Creatures, If We're Being Honest, or Lessons in Chemistry then come meet the lunch ladies; they'll warm your heart, but they may also break it.

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"From Friday night dinners at Denny's to matchmaking with obituaries, Lunch Ladies will keep readers entertained from cover to cover. Rich with witty dialogue and the ups and downs that come with friends and family...Kudos to author Jodi Thompson Carr for creating a masterpiece full of emotion, love, warmth, and life." - Seattle Book Review "Wonderfully complex characters...Lunch Ladies radiates warmth as the women navigate relatively average lives...a truly well-written reflective novel perfect for a book club or a rainy Sunday morning." - Independent Book Review "This is a book that readers will find dear to their hearts. Lunch Ladies will make you laugh, cry, and cheer with its quirky characters. This is a beautifully written novel about relationships, friendships, togetherness, and loneliness."- Chicago Book Review "A finely crafted and thoughtful look at the problems that bind us within our seemingly mundane, everyday lives...Keen eye for detail concerning the importance of the parade elevates what would have felt mundane in the hands of a less skilled writer...Overall, this is a wonderful, emotionally resonant tale with a relatable, well-observed narrative that rewards readers with its quiet strength and wisdom. Very highly recommended." - Readers' Favorite "Lunch Ladies a full-bodied flavor of adventure and discovery as each woman navigates family, hurt feelings, anger, and new options... How the women and their community join together to overcome obstacles and contribute their talents to the greater good creates a heartwarming story that captures relationships, growth, and tragedy in an enlightening atmosphere readers will find engrossing." - Midwest Book Review "This plunge into the friendships and inner thoughts of a caste of women who usually remain 'unseen' and 'unheard'...is heartfelt, and wrought with sensitivity, tragedy, and humor...The insights that lucky readers gain into the intimate details of overlooked working-class women's souls are as dynamic, dramatic, and important as any characters peopling the middle- and upper-class fictional fare on the market today." - Carol Dawson, author of The Mother-in-Law Diaries, Body of Knowledge, The Waking Spell, and Meeting the Minotaur


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798991568210
  • Publisher: Century House Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Century House Press
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 133 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8991568211
  • Publisher Date: 01 Dec 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 385 gr


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