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by Janice Kulyk Keefer

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Richly evocative and beautifully told, "The Ladies' Lending Library" features voices that are instantly believable, desires that are familiar and values that are shifting under the sands of summer ("Owen Sound Sun Times" [Ontario]).

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"A deeply thoughtful, beautifully written novel." -- Washington Post Book World

A portrait of women caught between countries, cultures, and aspirations--a bittersweet tale, set in the 1960s, of mothers, daughters, friends, and lovers during one unforgettable summer

August, 1963: the year of the sensational release of Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, showcasing a passion too grand to be contained on the movie screen. The women of the Kalyna Beach cottage community, part of a group of first-generation Ukrainian Canadians, 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.

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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.

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  • Title The Ladies' Lending Library
  • Author Janice Kulyk Keefer
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Edition
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2009-01-06
  • ISBN 9780061479076 / 0061479071
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.04 x 5.32 x 0.91 in (20.42 x 13.51 x 2.31 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Demographic Orientation: Small Town
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Family
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008032118
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/01/2008, Page 22
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2008, Page 1132
  • Library Journal, 01/22/2009, Page 0
  • Library Journal Annex, 01/22/2009, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 02/01/2009, Page 16
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/20/2008, Page 33
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