{"product_id":"the-view-from-mount-joy-9780345468383","title":"The View from Mount Joy","description":"When teenage hockey player Joe Andreson and his widowed mother move to Minneapolis, Joe falls under the seductive spell of Kristi Casey, Ole Bull High's libidinous head cheerleader. Joe balances Kristi'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 Joe's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears later, Joe can'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 Joe's generous dispensing of the milk of human kindness. The path Kristi has charged down, on the other hand, is as wild as Joe'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 they'll open their eyes to all there is to see. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe View from Mount Joy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delightful journey . . . full of humor and poignancy and the potential for joy in everyday life.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deeply satisfying . . . Bursting with the same deliciously deadpan dialogue that is now a Landvik trademark . . .  \u003ci\u003eThe View from Mount Joy\u003c\/i\u003e provides] quite possibly Landvik's most lovable character to date.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pervaded by the same tenderness readers loved in Landvik's other books \u003ci\u003eThe View from Mount Joy \u003c\/i\u003e. . . Should inspire interesting book club discussions.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Landvik] has an easy, engaging narrative style laced with humor.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Landvik's latest homespun homage is pure bliss.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345468383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.25w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Book Award - Finalist","brand":"Lorna Landvik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075424878773,"sku":"9780345468383","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b5e01e28-7843-417a-91b1-5246f00bd004.jpg?v=1691465673","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-view-from-mount-joy-9780345468383","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}