Lunch Ladies is a poignant, tender, and often hilarious view of the flawed and fascinating citizens of Hanley, Minnesota. The voices of Crystal, Coralene, Sheila, and the people of Hanley - living and dead - are intertwined in a novel that vividly captures time and place as one town prepares for the bicentennial. Peppered with wit and insight, Lunch Ladies captures the absurdities of family and community life, while revealing the humanity of those who've been lost, or left behind.