The Tall Pine Polka: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) - Softcover

"Lorna Landvik has created a hilarious cast of characters. Join them at the Cup O'Delight Cafe for a good time."
--FANNIE FLAGG

"ENDEARING . . . THIS IS A VERY FUNNY BOOK . . . It is to Landvik's credit that comedy and tragedy blend seamlessly. . . . There is music in this story."
--USA Today

"A BIG, BOISTEROUS NOVEL THAT RARELY STOPS TO CATCH ITS BREATH . . . Landvik's bittersweet humor and affectionate sense of place may remind readers of Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe. . . . Both ladies can render even minor characters vividly three-dimensional on a flat page."
--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Forget about Lake Wobegone. Hands down the small town of choice is Tall Pine."
--Library Journal

"Landvik has small-town life down to a T. . . . [Her] strength has been in developing rich, unusual, and memorable characters. This book is no exception. . . . Give The Tall Pine Polka a whirl."
--The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

"Off-kilter characters with grit and humor populate this delightfully quirky novel. . . . So vivid and lively are Landvik's characters, readers will wish they could jump in the car and go find Cup O'Delight, settle in at the counter, and join a high-energy jam session. This is another down-home winner for Landvik."
--Booklist

"[A] swift-moving romp . . . Having previously created beguiling characters in Patty Jane's House of Curl and Your Oasis on Flame Lake, Landvik invites readers to belly up to the counter and join the regulars sipping coffee at the Cup O'Delight Cafe . . . [The Tall Pine Polka] is good-natured and zooms along, fueled by zany Minnesota energy."
--Publishers Weekly

When a Hollywood movie crew shows up in Tall Pine, Minnesota, two friends find their relationship tested as one of them lands a major part in the film and both fall for the same man. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.