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The Joke’s on Me

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Laurie Boris has written a comical book with her first novel, The Joke’s on Me. Humor is entwined throughout this book about former actress/comic, Francine Goldberg, Frankie to family and friends, who returns home when she feels that she has been a failure.

                    “The cherry-red convertible and I bounced down the excuse for a road leading to my mother’s bed and breakfast.  This was not the most pleasant car trip I’d ever taken, and by the time I got to Woodstock, “bed” and “breakfast” were the only two things I wanted to see, besides a bathroom with a locking door.  Unfortunately, when I pulled into the gravel parking lot, there was no room at the inn.  The lot overflowed with old Volvos wearing rust spots and bumper stickers like “Free Tibet” and “My Other Car is a Broom”.

          The catalyst for her return to Woodstock was when the house she was living in rolled down into the Pacific Ocean with all of her worldly belongings, except the cherry red convertible given to her by her former boss.  Then the actress she was working for decided to take a hiatus from her work as a famous, well-known actress and didn’t need her help.  And her mother had a stroke that brought on memory loss.  
          When she reached her childhood home, she found that her older sister, Jude, had put their mother in a nursing home and started running the family B & B as a holistic health retreat for ‘over-the-hill’ hippies.  She also has ideas for the future of the B & B that will get them back in the black.  
          Frankie decides to stay and help her sister for the summer.  She finds satisfaction in working to save the family business.  You will be fascinated by the changes that Frankie undergoes as she sorts out her life.
          Some old mysteries, that Frankie was not aware of, pop up as she reflects on her past life and her future.  As you read through her memories and the amusing happenings of her former and new life, you will become fascinated with her and her family and friends.
          Throughout the summer, Frankie struggles with her future.  Should she stay in Woodstock and restore the business her parents had nurtured for so many years or should she head back to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood life?  Her decision will be life-changing either way.
          Laurie Boris is an award winning freelance writer with a background in advertising and marketing.  She has written editorial copy, web articles, press releases, and other marketing materials. She is living in upstate New York working on her next novel.