{"product_id":"best-to-laugh-a-novel-9780816698974","title":"Best to Laugh  A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest to Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e follows Lorna Landvik’s latest irresistible character, Candy Pekkala, from Minnesota to Hollywood as she pursues her dream of becoming a comedian. Herself a comic performer, Landvik taps her own adventurous past and writes in her classic style—sometimes so funny, you’ll cry; sometimes so sad, you might as well laugh; and always impossible to put down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest to Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e is cheerfully outlandish, filled with ambition, love, adventure, kindness, swimming pools, nightclubs, and baked goods. Best of all, it’s laugh-out-loud hilarious.\u003cbr\u003e—Julie Schumacher, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Dear Committee Members\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest to Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e had me laughing out loud. It’s both funny and tender, and filled with memorable characters. You can’t help but love Candy Pekkala and her quirky, mixologist grandmother. Lorna Landvik has written a charming novel with real heart.\u003cbr\u003e—Shannon Olson, author of \u003ci\u003eWelcome to My Planet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the things that accounts for Lorna Landvik’s immense popularity is the essential good-heartedness she brings to her work. But as much as this is a celebration of a very special time and place, it is even more a celebration of character, desire, friendship, perseverance, and love—oh, and hamburger hot dish.\u003cbr\u003e—Elizabeth Berg, author of \u003ci\u003eTapestry of Fortunes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGREAT NOVEL!!! It reads like an autobiography! \u003ci\u003eBest to Laugh,\u003c\/i\u003e although fiction, is one of the truest accounts of a Hollywood life one can read. It takes a master of comedy to be able to write about the business of laughter. To interpret its roots and inner working. Lorna Landvik is precisely that. I, for one of many, can attribute countless gut busting laughs to the genius of Lorna. A great nostalgic tale.\u003cbr\u003e—Mo Collins, actress\/comedian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405979689303,"sku":"9780816698974","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816698974.jpg?v=1730494126","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/best-to-laugh-a-novel-9780816698974","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}