The View from Mount Joy, (Paperback)

from periwinklejane

I love Lorna Landvik's books. What I love is that they have some elements that don't happen to everyone (there tend to be a lot of celebrities), but people act like real people do.Mount Joy celebrates everyday life, people who don't make it big or get their name in the paper. People screw up and ...

from jo-jo

I will start off by saying that Lorna Landvik is an author that really holds a special place in my heart. Her book, Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, really was the inspiration for the start of the Sweet Connections book club that has been meeting for almost five years now. The View from Mount Jo...

from Gingersnap000

Lorna Landvik's novel The View from Mount Joy will make you laugh and cry as you travel through the life of Joe Anderson from his teens to adulthood. Recently I read Pat Conroy's newest novel, South of Broad and the protagonist, Leonard has a similar relationship with another larger than life blo...

from Gingersnap000

Lorna Landvik's novel The View from Mount Joy will make you laugh and cry as you travel through the life of Joe Anderson from his teens to adulthood. Recently I read Pat Conroy's newest novel, South of Broad and the protagonist, Leonard has a similar relationship with another larger than life blo...

from BookConcierge

3.5 stars Joe's life takes some unexpected turns, but he has the best view from Mount Joy. In my opinion, this is not her best work, but I still love Landvik.