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Tin Cans
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Family, friendship, loyalty, and consternation is at the heart of Tin Cans.
Lana must decide what to do with her mobile home business, which is always teetering on the red. Exhausted from the process of keeping the business afloat, what will happen if she closes?
Will her family think its just one more failure?
Will her friends stand by her?
And what about her employees? They are such a whacky bunch, who would possible hire them.
All in all, its good old fashioned dysfunctional fun.
Family, friendship, loyalty, and consternation is at the heart of Tin Cans.
Lana must decide what to do with her mobile home business, which is always teetering on the red. Exhausted from the process of keeping the business afloat, what will happen if she closes?
Will her family think its just one more failure?
Will her friends stand by her?
And what about her employees? They are such a whacky bunch, who would possible hire them.
All in all, its good old fashioned dysfunctional fun.
- GenresFiction
265 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 7, 2016
3 people are currently reading
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About the author
Lise Freeman
1 book20 followersLise Freeman grew up in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area, allowing her to experience a myriad of people and politics. She has dipped her toes into many careers since including real estate, but her passion remains her writing with her style of humor coming from her mother, one of the funniest persons she has ever known.
Currently her life revolves around two wonderful children, in awe of them every day.
Tin Cans was born of the author's experience of owning several mobile home businesses and is her debut novel.
Currently her life revolves around two wonderful children, in awe of them every day.
Tin Cans was born of the author's experience of owning several mobile home businesses and is her debut novel.
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November 29, 2016
Tin Cans is a hilariously rendered glimpse into the life of Lana, an entrepreneur who takes life with a grain of salt, oh, and usually a margarita or two. Running a manufactured home sales business in Florida, Lana meets all types of quirky characters, but there is no one better prepared than she as her crazy, but lovable family, employees, and friends have kept her sense of humor sharp and her coping skills fresh and creative. A woman with a heart of gold, Lana continues to spread her wings over this cast of misfits in the face of her floundering business, with only their welfare in mind. As she faces life changing decisions, the resilient Lana is always prepared to take on life’s next adventure, even if she has to take the whole crazy bunch with her. The story is both hysterical and heartwarming, leaving readers yearning to continue this journey with Lana. It’s the kind of novel you fall in love with the characters and miss them greatly after you have turned the last page.
June 9, 2017
Entertaining from the word go
Tin Cans, set in Delray, Florida is Lana’s story, a woman with a big heart who does more for others than herself. Lana sells mobile homes and although it is not making a profit she doesn’t want to close down because no one would want to hire her staff as they don’t fit in anywhere else. It’s entertaining from the word go. We are taken into her life and share her love, loss and her secrets. We meet Lana at the moment in her life when things seem to be going alright. Her business is progressing, there is an upcoming family reunion, yet she is also dissatisfied and cannot quite figure out why. Additionally she is frequently plagued by elevator dreams that appear to be trying to tell her something.
“Then why do I not feel satisfied, why do I feel restless? Shouldn’t I focus on taking my business to the next level instead of looking at other paths to take?
Do you ever look back and connect the dots that brought you to where you are?”
There’s a lot of laughter and fun throughout with not a moment to feel bored. The characters are all likable. What I found interesting was that Freeman has given equal emphasis to each character making them stand out and giving them a place in the spotlight. There are the larger than life characters like her mother, Jillian her blond bombshell neighbor, and cousin Tedi, also her business partner, as well as the less seen characters from her office like Mike, with his wooden leg. They are all well rounded. Everyone’s personality shines through, even Cher who makes many appearances throughout the story with songs to mark every occasion in Lana’s life. The story is evenly paced, the dialogues are interesting and very real. Freeman has a nice style of writing.
Reading a good book is like travelling to a different place in time and space. Tin Cans makes it easy to get transported to a different world. I could almost see myself soaking up the fun and getting in with all the crazy things Lana and her posse do, although I’d settle for the iced mocha lattes instead of the many martinis. This is a book you should read if you want to be entertained.
Tin Cans, set in Delray, Florida is Lana’s story, a woman with a big heart who does more for others than herself. Lana sells mobile homes and although it is not making a profit she doesn’t want to close down because no one would want to hire her staff as they don’t fit in anywhere else. It’s entertaining from the word go. We are taken into her life and share her love, loss and her secrets. We meet Lana at the moment in her life when things seem to be going alright. Her business is progressing, there is an upcoming family reunion, yet she is also dissatisfied and cannot quite figure out why. Additionally she is frequently plagued by elevator dreams that appear to be trying to tell her something.
“Then why do I not feel satisfied, why do I feel restless? Shouldn’t I focus on taking my business to the next level instead of looking at other paths to take?
Do you ever look back and connect the dots that brought you to where you are?”
There’s a lot of laughter and fun throughout with not a moment to feel bored. The characters are all likable. What I found interesting was that Freeman has given equal emphasis to each character making them stand out and giving them a place in the spotlight. There are the larger than life characters like her mother, Jillian her blond bombshell neighbor, and cousin Tedi, also her business partner, as well as the less seen characters from her office like Mike, with his wooden leg. They are all well rounded. Everyone’s personality shines through, even Cher who makes many appearances throughout the story with songs to mark every occasion in Lana’s life. The story is evenly paced, the dialogues are interesting and very real. Freeman has a nice style of writing.
Reading a good book is like travelling to a different place in time and space. Tin Cans makes it easy to get transported to a different world. I could almost see myself soaking up the fun and getting in with all the crazy things Lana and her posse do, although I’d settle for the iced mocha lattes instead of the many martinis. This is a book you should read if you want to be entertained.
November 29, 2016
I am not a big reader of contemporary fiction, but Tin Cans attracted me because its themes resonated with me -- a small, struggling business, a picaresque group of characters in various states of life's struggles, and their often hilarious ways to keep their heads above water while loving each other through the madness. Freedman captures the language and the mood of contemporary America in ways that are reminiscent of "A Confederacy of Dunces" a generation ago. It is both comical and moving, in ways that evoke an earlier, more sentimental time. Make Tin Cans one of your must-reads!
December 8, 2016
Tin Cans is a raunchy tale with a large cast of hard drinking, quirky characters.
Set in the laid-back culture that is Florida, the protagonist, Lana, is attempting to keep her mobile home business afloat. Between her family, her employees, friends and business associates she has her hands full. Ex-mobsters, shady lenders, and a family reunion all demand her attention.
A no holds barred literary fiction.
Set in the laid-back culture that is Florida, the protagonist, Lana, is attempting to keep her mobile home business afloat. Between her family, her employees, friends and business associates she has her hands full. Ex-mobsters, shady lenders, and a family reunion all demand her attention.
A no holds barred literary fiction.
December 1, 2016
This novel is right up my ally! I love to fall in love with characters and Tin Cans let's me do just that. They are as funny as they are dysfunctional and it makes me want to go and hang out with them!
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