The Ladies' Lending Library (Paperback)

Janice Kulyk Keefer

ISBN 10: 0061479071 / ISBN 13: 9780061479076

Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York, 2009

Beschreibung

Paperback. "A deeply thoughtful, beautifully written novel." -- Washington Post Book WorldA 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 summerAugust, 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. 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]). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780061479076

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Ladies' Lending Library (Paperback)
• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0061479071
• ISBN-13: 9780061479076
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.