"Ladies' Day by Lisa Williams Kline was a surprise hit with me." —@audreyoaksreadseverything
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"The author did a wonderful job showing how important family, friends, and community are in a person's life. ...a definite must read!" —patfayoreviews
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"An emotional story that quickly pulls you in." —@plains_reading
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"Definitely a book to pick up for a nice summer read!" —@readingwithmere
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"The author writes with wit and compassion, and I recommend this book." —@bookobsessionlinda
"Ladies' Day by Lisa Williams Kline was a surprise hit with me." —@audreyoaksreadseverything 〰️ "The author did a wonderful job showing how important family, friends, and community are in a person's life. ...a definite must read!" —patfayoreviews 〰️ "An emotional story that quickly pulls you in." —@plains_reading 〰️ "Definitely a book to pick up for a nice summer read!" —@readingwithmere 〰️ "The author writes with wit and compassion, and I recommend this book." —@bookobsessionlinda
Ladies’ Day
Publisher: CamCat Books
Fifteen years after her troubled daughter Julie ran away from home, Beth Sawyer stumbles across a newspaper photograph of an up-and-coming teen golfer, who not only shares her last name, but also looks just like her daughter. Sky Sawyer couldn’t possibly be her granddaughter—or could she? With her sort-of-functional life sinking into a full on mulligan—and let’s not get started on her soonto-be-married ex-husband—Beth meets Barry, a fellow golfer who she accidentally hits with her golf ball. Will he take her to court or to dinner?
When Sky Sawyer joins her high school golf team, she hopes that the mother she thought dead may still be alive and seek her out at the championship tournament. But when she discovers that the man who raised her is not her father and a woman claiming to be her long-lost grandmother appears, her world falls apart.
With Beth and Sky fighting to gain what they both had lost, can they finally get a second chance at a happily ever after?
Praise for Ladies’ Day
“An original, deftly crafted, inherently memorable novel from start to finish, "Ladies' Day" showcases author Lisa Kline's genuine flair for the kind of narrative driven storytelling style the fully engages the reader's rapt attention with its introduction of inherently interesting characters and unexpected plot twists, A fun read from cover to cover, "Ladies' Day" will hold a very special interest for fans of contemporary women's fiction and prove an enduringly popular pick for community library collections.” — Midwest Book Review
“Ladies’ Day by Lisa Williams Kline was a surprise hit with me.”
—@audreyoaksreadseverything
“The author did a wonderful of sharing how important family, friends, and community are in a person’s life—a definite must read!”
—@patfayoreviews
“An emotional story that quickly pulls you in.”
—@plains_reading
“Definitely a book to pick up for a nice summer read!”
—@readingwithmere
“The author writes with wit and compassion, and I recommend this book.” —@bookobsessionslinda
At the age of 56, college professor Beth Sawyer is experiencing loss from all sides - an ex-husband who's remarrying, an aging mom, a son who is emotionally and geographically distant and, most heartbreaking of all, a daughter who disappeared without a trace fifteen years earlier. But when Beth suddenly crosses paths with a teenage golf star who not only looks like her missing daughter but also bears the family name, her imagination runs wild. Could Sky be Beth's granddaughter - and her second chance for a happy ending?
Heartfelt and tender, Ladies' Day is a story of the enduring bonds of family, assuring readers that love, even when tested, is never truly lost.
—Kim Wright, Author of Last Ride to Graceland, Winner of the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction
A missing daughter; a missing mother -- Ladies' Day is beautifully written; a compelling, emotional journey of grief, hope and above all else love. I couldn’t put it down.
—Marlene Adelstein, author of USA Today Bestseller Sophie Last Seen
Ladies’ Day is smart and sweet, with a surprisingly sharp edge of humor. Lisa Kline’s writing will appeal to fans of golf, certainly, but also to anyone who wants a heartwarming and thoroughly entertaining family drama.
—Kimmery Martin, author of The Queen of Hearts and Doctors and Friends
YA author Kline’s (Winter’s Tide) adult debut offers a heartfelt examination of what it means to be and to have a daughter. The book might be summed up by mother Beth’s thoughts about her daughter: “How strange and painful it is to have a daughter…they are so much our flesh we can barely separate ourselves. But then they grow up and away.” Beth is still worried and wondering about her wayward daughter 15 years after her disappearance. One day she finds a newspaper article with a photo of a girl named Sky, who happens to look just like the missing Julie. Sky is competing in a girls’ golf tournament, so Beth decides to watch her play, setting off a series of events that bring the two together in more ways than anticipated. While the mother-daughter relationships take prominence, Kline’s novel also explores Beth navigating middle age while Sky battles the elitism of golf. Narrators Rachel L. Jacobs (Sky) and Xe Sands (Beth) voice the characters with care and empathy; their alternating voices will keep listeners engaged.
VERDICT The world of women’s golf makes for a unique twist on the mother-daughter storyline and may appeal to sports-minded patrons.
—Reviewed by Katy Hite , Jun 01, 2023, Library Journal