- 368 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
“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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Other Books by Janice Kulyk Keefer
- Credits
- Copyright
- About the Publisher