Beginner's Luck
A Novel
$36.91
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2002
Summary
The delightful first novel in the Hallie Palmer series, reissued to coincide with the publication of Pedersen’s paperback original, The Big Shuffle.
“Laura Pedersen delivers … Throughout, you can’t help but think how hilarious some of the scenes would play on the big screen.” - The Hartford Courant
“There could be no doubt left in anyone’s mind that my life had all the makings of a country-and-western song.”
The second of seven children (with another on the way), Halli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345458308 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0345458303 |
| Author: | Laura Pedersen |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2002 |
| Weight: | 305g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 141mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Hallie Palmer |
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“FUNNY, SWEET-NATURED, AND WELL-CRAFTED … Pedersen has created a wonderful assemblage of … whimsical characters and charm.” Kirkus Reviews
“Funny, sweet-natured, and well-crafted … Pedersen has created a wonderful assemblage of … whimsical characters and charm.”—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Laura Pedersen
Laura Pedersen is an author and playwright from Buffalo, New York. After finishing high school in 1983, she moved to Manhattan and began working on the American Stock Exchange, later spending the better part of the 1990s writing for The New York Times. In 1994, President Clinton honored her as one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans. She has appeared on various TV shows, including Oprah, Good Morning America, Primetime Live, and The Late Show with David Letterman. In 2001, her first novel, Going Away Party, won the Three Oaks Prize for fiction. Her other books include Beginner’s Luck, The Big Shuffle, Heart’s Desire, and Last Call. Laura lives in New York City.
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