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Lala Pettibone’s Act Two
Meet Lala Pettibone, a forty-something widow whose outrageous antics befit women half her age. When Lala leaves her beloved New York City to relocate to a whole other Manhattan on the opposite side of the country, she’s less than thrilled. But good things come her way in sunny California, including inspiration to finish writing an uproarious book based on her own delightfully ridiculous adventures.
Lala Pettibone’s Act Two is a wonderfully hilarious, second-coming-of-age-novel.
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Lala Pettibone: Standing Room Only
An Excerpt: Lala and her beloved Auntie Geraldine, mourning the passage of one of Lala's precious rescued senior dogs. (P.S. To anyone who has met him, it should be obvious that Yootza is based on Tom's and my own dear Chester, who is, mercifully, still with us...)
“Oh, Auntie Geraldine, I miss him.”
“Yup,” Geraldine said. “His absence is profound.”
“He was such a dear little grump. I’m thinking I’m going to up the ante on trying to put more joy in the world. In his grumpy little bastard honor.”
“Atta girl,” Geraldine said. She dabbed at her eyes with the end of her robe’s sash. “You know, I get the feeling he’s watching from Grumpy Little Bastard Heaven, and I think he’s really happy, Lala.”
They nodded and sipped their drinks. They paused, letting themselves enjoy the warm California sunshine, each savoring a special memory of Yootza.
Lala was reliving the first moment she saw Yootza at the shelter in New York City and his pronounced, crooked underbite immediately stole her heart.
Geraldine was recalling that funny, adorable, terrifying time Yootza mistook her left index finger for a Snausage.
Dearest Heidi,
I absolutely loved the book and I absolutely love you! Not only are you incredibly talented but you are also adorable as a person. I feel so privileged to have you as a friend! Now, you know (because I told you I would) I have a question to ask: “Did you really, I mean really, really meet Tom Hanks at LAX????!!!!” Don’t worry, if it didn’t really happen, well, apart from drinking a lot, we have another thing in common and that is precious. Je t’embrasse affectueusement ma chérie jolie. Elisabeth
Ma très chere amie Elisabeth!
It means the world to me that you enjoyed Lala’s story, and I absolutely LOVE you! Your warmth and enthusiasm and friendship mean so much to me.
I didn’t really meet Tom Hanks at LAX!
I can’t wait for us to be in the same city at the same time again very soon, so we can catch up in person and share our mutual enthusiasm for wine, etc.!
Sending big hugs and big love always.
Heidi