Patty Jane's House of Curl

By Lorna Landvik,

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A contemporary tale of passions, losses and triumphs. Set in the House of Curl - part beauty parlour, part open university, Patty Jane, the owner, offers the women of the neighbourhood not just a good haircut, but the chance for them to improve their lives with films, lectures and discussions.

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1 author picked Patty Jane's House of Curl as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Lorna Landvik’s experience as a stand-up comic shines through in her debut novel, a Minnesota tale about what happens when Patty Jane's husband leaves her, and how she and her sister, Harriett, reinvent themselves by opening a neighborhood beauty parlor – complete with live harp music and Norwegian baked goods. You don’t have to be from Minnesota to appreciate the regional humor, and the narrative voice sounds like an old friend who has shared your joys and heartbreaks over years of good times, bad times, and all those times in between.

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