The Ladies' Lending Library

It is August of 1963, the year of the Taylor/Burton film epic Cleopatra, showcasing a passion too grand to be contained on the movie screen. The women of the Kalyna Beach cottage community gather for gin and gossip, trading the current racy bestsellers among themselves as they seek a brief escape from the predictable rhythms of children and chores. But dramatic change is coming this summer as innocence falters and the desire for change reaches a boiling point, threatening to disrupt the warm, sweet, heady days and the lives of parents and children, family and friends, forever.

Author: Janice Kulyk Keefer
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 01/06/2009
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.32w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780061479076

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/20/2008 pg. 33
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2008 pg. 1132
Booklist 12/01/2008 pg. 22
New York Times Book Review 02/01/2009 pg. 16
Library Journal Annex 01/22/2009
Library Journal 01/22/2009

About the Author
Keefer, Janice Kulyk: -

Janice Kulyk Keefer is widely acclaimed for her novels, short story collections, poetry, and nonfiction. The Ladies' Lending Library is her fifth novel. She lives in Toronto.