Lula Dean has always lived in the shadow of her arch-rival Beverly Underwood, but now she has finally hit celebrity status thanks to her latest campaign of ridding the local library of inappropriate books. They're not pornographic or nasty, but Lula wants to set the right example and provide the townspeople with quality reading material so she sets up a Free Library outside her home and fills it with “wholesome” books that she’s sure the townspeople need.
Unknown to Lula, Beverly’s daughter Lindsay sneakily replaces Lula’s books with the banned books but retains the original “wholesome” dust jackets. As the neighbours borrow books from Lula’s library, they realise that the content isn’t exactly what the cover promises - ‘The Girl’s Guide to the Revolution’ is wrapped in the cover of ‘The Southern Belle’s Guide to Etiquette’. A jacket that belongs to ‘Our Confederate Heroes’ ends up on ‘Beloved’. One by one they see how the right book can change their thinking, and their lives. A secret revolution is brewing, and Lula doesn’t even know that she has caused it.
The novel is set as interconnected stories from various townspeople, with each chapter coming from one specific character. It is satire at its best - thought-provoking, provocative and humorous, and at the same time rooted in reality. I liked how the book tackled serious topics in a sensible and fun manner.
∼ Happy Reading∼
Polly x
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