The View from Mount Joy: A Novel

The View from Mount Joy: A Novel

When teenage hockey player Joe Andreson and his widowed mother move to Minneapolis, Joe falls under the seductive spell of Kristi Casey, Ole Bull Highâ€™s libidinous head cheerleader. Joe balances Kristiâ€™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 Joeâ€™s life.

Years later, Joe canâ€™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 Joeâ€™s generous dispensing of the milk of human kindness. The path Kristi has charged down, on the other hand, is as wild as Joeâ€™s is tame. But who has really risked more? Who has lived more? And who is truly happy? As Joe discovers, sometimes people are lucky enough to be standing in the one place where the view of the world is breathtaking, if only theyâ€™ll open their eyes to all there is to see.

Praise for The View from Mount Joy:

â€œA delightful journey . . . full of humor and poignancy and the potential for joy in everyday life.â€
â€“The Charlotte Observer

â€œDeeply satisfying . . . Bursting with the same deliciously deadpan dialogue that is now a Landvik trademark . . . [The View from Mount Joy provides] quite possibly Landvikâ€™s most lovable character to date.â€
â€“Minneapolis Star Tribune

â€œPervaded by the same tenderness readers loved in Landvikâ€™s other books The View from Mount Joy . . . Should inspire interesting book club discussions.â€
â€“St. Paul Pioneer Press

â€œ[Landvik] has an easy, engaging narrative style laced with humor.â€
â€“The Boston Globe

â€œLandvikâ€™s latest homespun homage is pure bliss.â€
â€“Booklist

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0345468384_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2008-09-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345468383

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0345468384_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2008-09-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345468383

The View from Mount Joy: A Novel

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