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The Ladies' Lending Library
The Ladies' Lending Library
Author: Janice Kulyk Keefer
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 chor...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780061479076
ISBN-10: 0061479071
Publication Date: 1/1/2009
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 2.2/5 Stars.
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2.2 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Leesa-Dee avatar reviewed The Ladies' Lending Library on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
The setting for this book is a small resort community in the 1960s. Although this book is set during summer vacation at the beach, it is not a book about people having fun on holiday. The mothers stuck here with their kids while their hubbies are in the city working are not happy campers. Not only do they feel very isolated and trapped in this small vacation community, they also are dissatisfied with their marriages and their kids and just life in general. This is a downbeat look at summer at the cottage. However, if you don't mind wading through all the angst and let the story lead you where it will, you might find it well worth reading as it takes you into the lives of these miserable folks.
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