Better Luck Next Time by Julia Claiborne Johnson

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 Lighthearted Breath of Fresh Air.


Better Luck Next Time lassoed me in right from the beginning with the premise of a dude ranch for soon-to-be divorcees in the 1930s outside of Reno. But it was the characters who really won my heart with the wild and outspoken Nina, sweet Emily, Sam with his cowboy wisdom, and the kind, amusing narrator, Ward, telling of his time at the Flying Leap with the ladies. 

 

The book carried a sense of humor, politeness, and innocence of a nostalgic era that I loved. It wasn’t crude, graphic, or violent.  Instead it offered a lighthearted, well-needed breath of fresh air. 

 

If You Like This Book You May Want to Read:

Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce  

Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

A Man Called Ove - Fredrik Backman

Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson

Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson


Happy Reading,

Annette


Comments

Davida Chazan (The Chocolate Lady) said…
The book Woman Enters Left by Jessica Brockmole has one of those dude ranches for divorce in the story.
April 4, 2021 at 6:04 AM
Reading in the Garden said…
Good to know! Thanks. :) I had never heard of the divorce camps before this book. So interesting!
April 17, 2021 at 6:16 AM
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