Gowan, Lee. Make Believe Love (Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2001) 224 p.

When Joan Swift interviewed for the job of librarian in Broken Head, Saskatchewan, her only qualification was that she had “always loved books” (p. 17). That probably did not help her get the job. It might have been that the chairman of the library board knew her father, or it might have been that she was a beautiful redhead. She didn't go into any detail about the work but she described some of the interesting patrons. One man always had a hand in his pants. A woman who walked around like a zombie who never spoke and never checked anything out. The library is a minor part of this quirky story.