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Lala Pettibone's Act Two
by Heidi Mastrogiovanni

Published: 2017-02-21
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Lala Pettibone, a forty-something widow whose outrageous antics befit women half her age, has been imagining her sexy boss, Gerard, is as smitten with her as she is with him. Enter Gerard’s fabulous girlfriend from Paris.   After spending the rest of the day drinking wine straight from ...
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Lala Pettibone, a forty-something widow whose outrageous antics befit women half her age, has been imagining her sexy boss, Gerard, is as smitten with her as she is with him. Enter Gerard’s fabulous girlfriend from Paris.
 
After spending the rest of the day drinking wine straight from the bottle, Lala attends the monthly meeting of her Greenwich Village co-op, where the residents are informed that a toxic wasteland has appeared in the building’s basement and everyone needs to pony up forty grand by the end of the week.
 
Ever the one to make limoncello out of lemons, Lala reluctantly decides to sublet her apartment and visit her Auntie Geraldine in Los Angeles. Good things come her way in sunny LA, including Dr. David, a handsome veterinarian, and inspiration to transform her previously rejected, uproarious, screenplay into a novel.
 
Lala Pettibone's Act Two is a wonderfully hilarious, second coming-of-age novel. Bridget Jones has absolutely nothing on Lala in the Late-Bloomer-With-Maybe-Lots-of-Potential Department.

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 “Stop it,” Geraldine said. “Get in here. Stop whimpering and do not make me regret offering you refuge.”

“I shall swath myself in cotton from head to foot,” Lala declared tearfully. She stood in the doorway and twitched, and Geraldine had to grab her and drag her inside. “I will never show my skin again. I will never be naked again, in any context whatsoever. I swear, I had you pegged for sexy nightwear.” ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

 What is your favorite Lala moment from her act two?

Where does Lala's second act actually begin?

What role do Lala's dogs play in her life?

Why do you think Lala likes reality TV so much?

Does Lala actually change/grow by the end of the book?

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