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Lorna Mott Comes Home: A novel

Lorna Mott Comes Home: A novel

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  • Create Date：2021-06-23 19:31:09
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Diane Johnson
  • ISBN：B08DMWWSZJ
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Reviews

Katie ，

I’m not one to shy away from books featuring awful characters， nor do I think their awfulness is some personal reflection on the author。 Unfortunately I just can’t connect with this。 I got about a quarter of the way through and a characters shocking bigotry ended it for me。 After already dreading picking it up， I bailed。 I think some readers will enjoy this， but I really didn’t。

Mat ，

Kirkus* French vs American

Cheech ，

Disclosure : I received a free copy of this book through the #goodreadsgiveaway program from the publisher。What a fun read。 This was my first time reading a book by Diane Johnson and I am sure I will be reading more soon 。 I am awful at synopsis so please excuse my horrible effort。 Lorna Mott is the tale of a late middle age art historian returning home to San Francisco after leaving her second husband of 20 years。 After two decades abroad in provincial France Lorna finds that San Francisco is n Disclosure : I received a free copy of this book through the #goodreadsgiveaway program from the publisher。What a fun read。 This was my first time reading a book by Diane Johnson and I am sure I will be reading more soon 。 I am awful at synopsis so please excuse my horrible effort。 Lorna Mott is the tale of a late middle age art historian returning home to San Francisco after leaving her second husband of 20 years。 After two decades abroad in provincial France Lorna finds that San Francisco is not the place she had envisioned from her warm memories of years before。 Now enmeshed in the drama of her adult children from her first marriage Lorna comes to see that maybe you can’t always go home。 Her children who were born of privilege find themselves all in precarious circumstances 。 One son has abandoned his young family and disappeared without a trace to east Asia。 Her other son ， a directionless hippie of sorts ， finds himself near penniless expecting a child。 And her beloved daughter Peggy is drifting through the fog of divorce while fending of bankruptcy and financial ruin。 All the while her first husband has risen to the pinnacle of San Francisco society marrying a wealthy tech tycoon and enjoying the riches of life with a new family of his own。 Told in rich description the author takes you along a ride of twists and turns of family intrigue as Lornas life collides with that of her adult children ， Adult grandchildren and her former husband。 Diane Johnson has a way with words that can quite literally transport you to places you’ve never seen and this book does not disappoint in the travel descriptions。 While I don’t want to spoil all the twists and turns of the book all I can say is Lornas journey is an exploration of what the idea of home means and above all a testament to the fact that you can have it all and not have it all together。 My only criticism is that I felt there were many lose ends that were tied up too quickly in the end ， but truly that’s a small pet peeve of mine。 。。。more

Riley ，

I had no idea what to expect from this wonderful novel。 Lorna Mott-Dumas returns to her scattered family in the Bay Area after her marriage to a Frenchman she suspects is sleeping around begins to fall apart。 Filled with a cast of colorful characters and a bizarre family dynamic， LORNA MOTT COMES HOME is a terrific and clever peek into the lives of adult children and their parents of divorce。 I would recommend it to anyone who loved the show PARENTHOOD， or the book THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU。Than I had no idea what to expect from this wonderful novel。 Lorna Mott-Dumas returns to her scattered family in the Bay Area after her marriage to a Frenchman she suspects is sleeping around begins to fall apart。 Filled with a cast of colorful characters and a bizarre family dynamic， LORNA MOTT COMES HOME is a terrific and clever peek into the lives of adult children and their parents of divorce。 I would recommend it to anyone who loved the show PARENTHOOD， or the book THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU。Thank you to Knopf Doubleday and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Natalie ，

It’s magic！ I have spent 2 days traveling the world under the skillful guidance of one of my favorite authors。 I have missed Johnson， it’s been a long time since Le Divorce， yet I never go to Paris without thinking of it。 Now I’ve added to my French geography with this delightful novel。 I generally hate having a lot of characters in a novel， but Johnson makes it all work。 She binds them together with a thin chord。 The catalyst is Lorna returning to San Francisco， divorcing her cheating French hu It’s magic！ I have spent 2 days traveling the world under the skillful guidance of one of my favorite authors。 I have missed Johnson， it’s been a long time since Le Divorce， yet I never go to Paris without thinking of it。 Now I’ve added to my French geography with this delightful novel。 I generally hate having a lot of characters in a novel， but Johnson makes it all work。 She binds them together with a thin chord。 The catalyst is Lorna returning to San Francisco， divorcing her cheating French husband。 She returns at a moment when her ex-husband and 3 adult children are in the midst of crises， financial and emotional。 Her return untangles the complicated webs which surround her children。 Added to this is a huge issue with her husband’s newest progeny。 The story just goes by so beautifully and the characters are so engaging that I only have one criticism。。。。it ended！ I loved this novel， I wish there was a part II so I could find out what happens to all these appealing characters。 Thank you Netgalley for this lovely read。 I’ve already alerted all my book clubs that this is a must-read。 。。。more