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Garbo Laughs
Garbo Laughs
Author: Elizabeth Hay
This is a novel about movie love. Set in Ottawa in the 1990s, it is the quixotic tale of tall, thin Harriet Browning, inflamed by the movies she was deprived of as a child. Harriet is a woman so saturated with the movies, seen repeatedly and swallowed whole, that she no longer fits into this world. Bent on seeing everything she has missed, she f...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781582432922
ISBN-10: 1582432929
Publication Date: 11/2004
Pages: 294
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Publisher: Counterpoint Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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bookjnky avatar reviewed Garbo Laughs on + 7 more book reviews
This is a thoughtful novel that explores the relationships among family, friends, and neighbors. It's about how we love, hate, tolerate, and deal with the people in our lives. Garbo Laughs is humorous and poignant at times and often at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and getting to know the fascinating characters.
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Wonderful as both a novel about human relationships and a tribute to classic movies.


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