The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal

"Don't say we didn't warn you. 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' starts out as an adventure story about a hero and his friend, but then somebody dies and everything changes, and the hero goes on a long journey, in search of wisdom and the secret of eternal life. And the Lacuna Cabal Montreal Young Women's Book Club is nothing if not thorough."

The Lacuna Cabal Montreal Young Women's Book Club are THE foremost book club in Canada, no, in the world. Priding themselves on their good taste, intelligent discussions and impeccable opinions, they are a group of misfits and oddballs, living on the edge of normality. There are only two rules: what Missy says goes (ok, there is a nod to democracy but let's be honest here) and NO BOYS. EVER.

Of course, the premier book club in the world must read the first book ever written: 'The Epic of Gilgamesh'. But this monumental book leads them to break all their rules, shed members who end up missing out on EVERYTHING, and travel across the open seas to Bahrain in search of a wise man who'll hopefully have all the answers.

Original, funny, quixotic and ultimately very moving, 'The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal' is set in a time of upheaval: the Iraq war is exploding and people across the world are marching in protest. It's the story of a group of friends who find a family of sorts within their book group, who learn to cope with love, and the lack of it, loss, and the lack of that, and with growing up in a world that is falling apart.