Lunch Ladies A Novel Jodi Thompson Carr by Jodi Thompson Carr B0DKPJFRKK instant download after payment.

Warm, witty, and refreshingly original, Lunch Ladies is an exquisitely written story of love, loss, redemption...and a parade.

"This plunge into the friendships and inner thoughts of a caste of women who usually remain 'unseen' and 'unheard'...is heartfelt, and wrought with sensitivity, tragedy, and humor." - Carol Dawson, author of The Mother-in-Law Diaries, Body of Knowledge, The Waking Spell, and Meeting the Minotaur

A TREASURE OF BOOK CLUB FICTION. Lunch Ladies captures time and place with laugh-out-loud humor, and reach-for-a-tissue heartache, as the people of Hanley, Minnesota - living and dead - come together for a community celebration.

It's 1976 and there's a bicentennial parade in the works. Is this a task for the school district's lunch ladies? Their answer would be "no." So how is it that Crystal, Coralene, and Sheila find themselves crafting food stands to feed parade goers, come the Fourth of July?

Crystal has other things to do: matching lonely travelers from the newspaper obituaries with kind souls still living. Coralene doesn't need this nonsense. She has a home and family, and a nephew she must save before it's too late. Is it already too late for Sheila? Her safe harbor is a booth at Denny's on Friday nights, with the only person who might help her move beyond her past.

In language both lyrical and stark, Lunch Ladies serves up a poignant, tender, and often hilarious view of the flawed and fascinating citizens of Hanley. Peppered with wit and insight, this enchanting novel captures the absurdities of family and community life, while revealing the humanity of those who've been lost, or left behind.

A thought-provoking and compelling debut.