{"product_id":"good-to-a-fault-paperback","title":"Good to a Fault - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Endicott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's heartbreak, there's joy, there are parts where you cry--and it's very high quality writing. Well done \" \u003cbr\u003e-- Margaret Atwood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unpretentious and affecting, with characters to remember and themes that linger and resound.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Meg Wolitzer, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ten-Year Nap \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarina Endicott's \u003cem\u003eGood to a Fault\u003c\/em\u003e wrings suspense and humor out of the everyday choices we make, revealing the delicate balance between sacrifice and self-interest, between doing good and being good. In the vein of the novels of Carol Shields and Ann Patchett, \u003cem\u003eGood to a Fault\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"witty, wise. . . .  and] brilliantly paced\" (Colm T ib n) delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for Canada's prestigious Giller Prize, this profoundly humane novel (\u003cem\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/em\u003e), wrings suspense and humor out of the everyday choices we make, revealing the delicate balance between sacrifice and self-interest, doing good and being good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Purdy is at a crossroads. At forty-three, she is divorced, living in her late parents' house, and near-ing her twentieth year as a claims adjuster at a local insurance firm. Driving to the bank during her lunch hour, she crashes into a sharp left turn, taking the Gage family in the other car with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, Clara decides to do the right thing. She moves Lorraine's three children and their terrible grandmother into her own house--and then has to cope with the consequences of practical goodness: exhaustion, fury, hilarity, and unexpected love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat, exactly, does it mean to be good? What do we owe each other in this life, and what do we deserve? \u003cem\u003eGood to a Fault\u003c\/em\u003e is an ultimately joyful book that digs deep, with leavening humor, into questions of morality, class, and social responsibility. Marina Endicott looks at life and death through the compassionate, humane lens of a born novelist: being good, being at fault, and finding some balance in between.\u003c\/p\u003e--Carol Haggas, Booklist (starred review)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for Canada's prestigious Giller Prize, this \"profoundly humane novel\" (\u003cem\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/em\u003e), wrings suspense and humor out of the everyday choices we make, revealing the delicate balance between sacrifice and self-interest, doing good and being good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Purdy is at a crossroads. At forty-three, she is divorced, living in her late parents' house, and near-ing her twentieth year as a claims adjuster at a local insurance firm. Driving to the bank during her lunch hour, she crashes into a sharp left turn, taking the Gage family in the other car with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, Clara decides to do the right thing. She moves Lorraine's three children and their terrible grandmother into her own house--and then has to cope with the consequences of practical goodness: exhaustion, fury, hilarity, and unexpected love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat, exactly, does it mean to be good? What do we owe each other in this life, and what do we deserve? \u003cem\u003eGood to a Fault\u003c\/em\u003e is an ultimately joyful book that digs deep, with leavening humor, into questions of morality, class, and social responsibility. Marina Endicott looks at life and death through the compassionate, humane lens of a born novelist: being good, being at fault, and finding some balance in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.03 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226993410297,"sku":"9780061825903","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NFdaNXhnSHBKRHpuTGJERE83TUNNdz09.webp?v=1768273884","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/good-to-a-fault-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}