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The Prostitutes of Lake Wiishkoban
What if a small-town Minnesota library secretly doubled as a high-class brothel?
Mousy librarian Alexis Tove finds her horizons -- among other things -- spread wide open when she goes to work at Lake Wiishkoban Library. Desperate for money so she won't have to move back to her isolated North Dakota hometown, Alexis experiences a way of life that she never imagined for herself, from spanking to lesbianism to furries, all while keeping her doting parents back home in the dark about her "after-hours work." But can she find the sense of belonging that's eluded her all of her life? Is another librarian's flirty behavior more than it appears to be? And who lurks downstate, preparing to expose the library's secret to the whole world?
The Prostitutes of Lake Wiishkoban was shortlisted for the 2012 Dundee International Book Prize, and a quarterfinalist for the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
Mousy librarian Alexis Tove finds her horizons -- among other things -- spread wide open when she goes to work at Lake Wiishkoban Library. Desperate for money so she won't have to move back to her isolated North Dakota hometown, Alexis experiences a way of life that she never imagined for herself, from spanking to lesbianism to furries, all while keeping her doting parents back home in the dark about her "after-hours work." But can she find the sense of belonging that's eluded her all of her life? Is another librarian's flirty behavior more than it appears to be? And who lurks downstate, preparing to expose the library's secret to the whole world?
The Prostitutes of Lake Wiishkoban was shortlisted for the 2012 Dundee International Book Prize, and a quarterfinalist for the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
342 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2016
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Sean Shannon
7 books2 followersSean Shannon is a writer, English teacher and artist-of-many-trades . Her novel The Prostitutes of Lake Wiishkoban was shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize and a quarterfinalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. She is also the author of 50 Critical Thinking Exercises for Humanities Classes and 50 Critical Thinking Exercises for Humanities Classes 2, the creator and host of the teaching webseries Socratic Sense, and the host of the upcoming education news podcast Critical E. She blogs at seanshannon.org.
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February 19, 2017
Being a small town girl myself, I can relate to her easily. The monotony of the routine, the need to get out, the shock that comes with the immense difference between a town and a city, and the desire to go home when it all feels hopeless. I can't relate to being a prostitute, but then I don't have a degree in library science lol
From start to finish, the book captivated me. The characters are made real by their descriptions. It all becomes easy to visualize without lengthy overdramatic padding. This makes it a fast read but that in no way diminishes the impact the story has on the reader.
From start to finish, the book captivated me. The characters are made real by their descriptions. It all becomes easy to visualize without lengthy overdramatic padding. This makes it a fast read but that in no way diminishes the impact the story has on the reader.
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February 7, 2020
Amusing
December 26, 2016
Wow
It has a sneaking intensity that will hit you sideways. The word choice is never too wordy, but it gets the point across. The ending was wow I wow, five out of five.
It has a sneaking intensity that will hit you sideways. The word choice is never too wordy, but it gets the point across. The ending was wow I wow, five out of five.
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