{"product_id":"once-in-a-blue-moon-lodge-paperback","title":"Once in a Blue Moon Lodge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLorna Landvik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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 must embrace the House of Curl's slogan: \"Expect the Unexpected.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her trademark wit and warmth, Lorna Landvik follows Nora and an ever-growing cast of characters between city and wooded retreat, Minnesota and Norway, a past that's secret and a future that's promising, but uncertain. Responding to a mysterious letter with a Norwegian postmark, Nora's grandmother Ione travels to her native land to tend to a dying cousin and her husband--two people who played a painful, pivotal role in her past. Nora accompanies her and is surprised by her grandmother's long-ago love story--but even more surprised by the beginning of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book about making new beginnings out of old endings, \u003ci\u003eOnce in a Blue Moon Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to check in, set down their baggage, and spend time with the kind of people who understand that while they can't control all that life throws at them, they can at least control how they catch it. And as anyone who has stopped in at Patty Jane's House of Curl will tell you: you're in for a rollicking good time with characters whose strengths, foibles, and choices will have you laughing and crying. Hankerings for coffee and gingerbread cookies may also be experienced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLorna Landvik is the author of eleven novels including the best-selling \u003ci\u003ePatty Jane's House of Curl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngry Housewives Eating BonBons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOh My Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eBest to Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2014). She has performed stand-up and improvisational comedy around the country and is also a public speaker, playwright, and actor who gets much pleasure from mixing up margaritas on stage in her one-woman all-improvised show, Party in the Rec Room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771795407136,"sku":"9781517902704","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9bb5f9546f6189f0e5bcfbd9c517a0ea.webp?v=1780393682","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/once-in-a-blue-moon-lodge-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}