Garbo Laughs

Garbo Laughs by Elizabeth Hay is a funny, sad-eyed, and deliciously entertaining novel that immerses readers in the world of movies. Set in Ottawa during the 1990s, the story revolves around Harriet Browning, a woman deeply saturated with films she was deprived of as a child. Harriet forms a Friday-night movie club with three on-screen companions. A boy who likes Frank Sinatra. A girl with Bette Davis’ eyes and an earthy sidekick named after Dinah Shore.