Anna L.M.N.O. - Hardcover

An intriguing motif throughout, the riddle of first-time novelist Glasscock's title eventually becomes the central metaphor of her book. Fiercely independent Anna, a hairdresser in Alpine, Texas, is an expert both at fixing hair and at keeping her relationships impersonal and uncommitted. Though her ambition is to become the owner of Mary Frances's beauty shop, she also wants to remain free so that she won't be hurt again, as she was in her first marriage. In spare, simple language and unusual imagery, Glasscock plays off Anna's ambition against her weaknesses to illuminate an interplay of commitment, friendship, and forgiveness. A powerful and affecting novel with complex, well-drawn characters. Recommended. Linda L. Rome, Mentor, Ohio
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Anna, an oft-married hairdresser residing in Texas, plans ownership of a beauty shop while being wooed by a widower and his daughter. "With authentic, if garrulous, dialogue, the unconventional love story in this first novel features a captivating original in Anna," noted PW .
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