In the small town of Tall Pine, Minnesota, at the Cup O\'Delight Cafe, the townsfolk gather for what they call the Tall Pine Polka, an event in which heavenly coffee, good food, and that feeling of being alive among friends inspires both body and soul to dance.
She lives with her husband, two daughters, and their dog, Petunia..
She has worked as an actor, a comedian, and a speed typist in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. .
About the Author: Lorna Landvik is also the author of the bestselling Your Oasis on Flame Lake and Patty Jane\'s House of Curl. . .
When Hollywood rolls into Tall Pine to shoot a movie, and a handsome musician known as Big Bill appears on the scene, Lee and Fenny find their friendship put to the test, as events push their hearts in unexplored directions--where endings can turn into new beginnings.
There\'s the cafe owner, the robust and beautiful Lee O\'Leary, who escaped to the northwoods from an abusive husband
Miss Penk and Frau Katt, the town\'s only lesbian couple ("Well, we\'re za only ones who admit it.")
Pete, proprietor of the Shoe Shack, who spends nights crafting beautiful shoes to present to Lee, along with his declarations of love
Mary, whose bad poetry can clear out the cafe in seconds flat; and, most important of all, Lee\'s best friend, Fenny Ness, a smart and sassy twenty-two-year-old going on eighty.
In the small town of Tall Pine, Minnesota, at the Cup O\'Delight Cafe, the townsfolk gather for what they call the Tall Pine Polka, an event in which heavenly coffee, good food, and that feeling of being alive among friends inspires both body and soul to dance
