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Highlights
- Patty Grant, a faltering grad student in San Diego, learns that she needs to move out of her beloved rental with almost no notice.
- About the Author: Linda Lenhoff's is the author of Life a la Mode and Latte Lessons, Her short stories have been widely published.
- 286 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Absurdist
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About the Book
"In Linda Lenhoff's quirky comedy *Your Actual Life May Vary, faltering grad student Patty Grant escapes Southern California in search of a new place to live up north for herself and the young boy she has accidentally stolen. Instead, she finds a community where everyone has something to hide. She might just fit right in"--Book Synopsis
Patty Grant, a faltering grad student in San Diego, learns that she needs to move out of her beloved rental with almost no notice. But she wonders: What should she do about the young child tied to a doghouse in a backyard down the street? After all, her calls to child services just go unanswered and none of the neighbors seems to have noticed... . One spur-of-the-moment decision changes Patty's life-- but she couldn't just leave that stray child behind, could she? And does having a child strapped haphazardly to the passenger seat make you some kind of parent? Or... something else? With her silent, mysterious passenger, Patty follows the California dream, searching for a place that's perfect and brand new, yet somehow comforting and familial. Can she escape her past and make amends for her rash decision? Once she gets to know her new community, Patty discovers that nearly everyone has something to hide. She might just fit right in... . In this darkly comic novel, Linda Lenhoff gives us a parable of the modern community and examines what it really means to be a family through a uniquely twisted, humorous lens.About the Author
Linda Lenhoff's is the author of Life a la Mode and Latte Lessons, Her short stories have been widely published. She now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter, and writes about books, travel, and the little things that get us through the day at http: //lindalattelessons.wordpress.com. Linda Lenhoff's is the author of Life a la Mode and Latte Lessons, Her short stories have been widely published. She now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter, and writes about books, travel, and the little things that get us through the day at http: //lindalattelessons.wordpress.com.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .64 Inches (D)
Weight: .73 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 286
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Absurdist
Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's Project
Format: Paperback
Author: Linda Lenhoff
Language: English
Street Date: August 5, 2025
TCIN: 1003650857
UPC: 9781951631451
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-1966
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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