Patty Jane's House of Curl

Synopsis of Patty Jane's House of Curl

«Patty Jane's House of Curl» is the novel by Lorna Landvik, published by Random House Publishing Group in paperback (320 pages, in English).

Patty Jane Dobbin marries Thor Rolvaag in love, but nine months later, with a baby on the way, he abandons her. Together with her sister Harriet, Patty Jane opens a hair salon in Minnesota where live harp music and Norwegian sweets create a refuge of friendship, laughter, and comfort for the neighborhood women.

This edition belongs to the Ballantine Reader's Circle collection and was published in 1996; the first edition of the novel is from 1995.

Ideal for book clubs and for readers of women's fiction who enjoy stories about sisters with humor and emotion.