The lending library : a novel
(Book)

Includes recipe.

"When the Chatsworth library closes indefinitely, Dodie Fairisle loses her sanctuary. How is a small-town art teacher supposed to cope without the never-ending life advice and enjoyment that books give her? Dodie turns her sunroom into her very own little lending library. At first just a hobby, it opens up her world in incredible ways. She starts to forge friendships with her neighbors. When the chance to adopt an orphaned child brings Dodie's secret dream of motherhood within reach, everything else suddenly seems less important. If only there were a book that could tell her what to do ..."--Publisher.