Welcome to My Planet
Where English Is Sometimes Spoken
$47.03
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2001
Summary
Life just isn’t The Love Boat for nearly-thirty Shannon, the tongue-in-cheek heroine of Welcome to My Planet. Credit cards don’t pay themselves, no obvious mate has appeared with her name pinned to his collar, and a job doing new-product research for a fledgling software company doesn’t quite make ends meet in the meaning-of-life department. Then there’s the loser boyfriend, another boyfriend, her therapist, and unforgettably, Shannon’s mom, Flo, with her unrecognizable leftover casseroles an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141001777 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141001771 |
| Author: | Shannon Olson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2001 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Olson’s tongue-in-cheek humor makes Planet as quirky and clever as its main character. —People
A funny, feeling novel…you’ll find Olson’s coming-of-age chronicle winning and uniquely real. —Glamour
Witty, warm and delightfully topical. —Chicago Tribune
One of the best mother-daughter acts of all time. I stopped reading it only to laugh my head off, quote passages to my friends, and to make it last. —Melissa Bank, author of The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing
About The Author
Shannon Olson
Shannon Olson, author of Welcome to My Planet, has taught creative writing and literature at the University of Minnesota.
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