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A breath of fresh air in the historical fiction space, Better Luck Next Time is a character-driven romp that is funny, fierce and full of heart. Ward, our fearless narrator and hard-working ranch hand, takes us through his transformative summer of 1938 in Reno, Nevada, where we meet the two women who changed his life. A true gem of a book.This Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition includes an essay from the author on the origins of the story, an extra chapter, and a reading group guide.
"Do you want to read something funny? Let's say, a novel set at a divorce ranch in Reno in the 1930s? A book with memorably eccentric characters, sparkling dialogue, a satisfying plot twist, and some romance and sex? A feel-good literary comedy/western? Here it is, then, the book you've been looking for: Julia Claiborne Johnson's Better Luck Next Time."—Julie Schumacher, author of Dear Committee Members and The Shakespeare Requirement
The eagerly anticipated second novel from the bestselling author of Be Frank with Me, a… Read More
