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'There's heartbreak, there's joy, there are parts where you cry - and it's very high quality writing. Well done!' --Giller Prize Jury remarks from MARGARET ATWOOD
'Witty and wise, light and dark, with many unexpected moments.' --COLM TÓIBÍN
'GOOD TO A FAULT is one of those novels you want to tell people about. It's unpretentious and affecting, with characters to remember and themes that linger and resound.'
--MEG WOLITZER, author of The Ten-Year Nap
'Witty and wise, light and dark, with many unexpected moments.' --COLM TÓIBÍN
'GOOD TO A FAULT is one of those novels you want to tell people about. It's unpretentious and affecting, with characters to remember and themes that linger and resound.'
--MEG WOLITZER, author of The Ten-Year Nap
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A compassionate, funny and memorable novel about life and death - and what happens when we try to do the right thing.
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I loved this novel. Unlike so many that I read, the author had done the work properly. I found the situation intriguing, believable and engaging. I thought her delineation of the various characters of the children was touching and pitch perfect. (Making children believable in a novel is the hardest test, and Endicott sails through it: the baby Pearce, and how Clara responds to him, was particularly brilliantly done.) I was fascinated by how Clara responded to the situation in which she found herself. The style of the author means the novel was beautifully easy to read, and I wanted to know how things turned out for everyone. The book raises interesting moral issues to do with families and neighbours. What more can you ask? I'm astonished that the other reviews are somewhat lukewarm. I'm in a book group and this will be my next choice.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Clara is involved in a road traffic accident with a homeless family which includes 3 children.
On getting checked over at the hospital, the mother, Lorraine, is found to be seriously ill and is hospitalised.
Clara feels honour bound to take the family into her home and care for them. Questioning her motives and getting to know the family makes this an enjoyable read.
If you like Anne Tyler's novels, you'll probably like this too.It's included in Canada Reads 2010, and is a good book for book group discussions.
On getting checked over at the hospital, the mother, Lorraine, is found to be seriously ill and is hospitalised.
Clara feels honour bound to take the family into her home and care for them. Questioning her motives and getting to know the family makes this an enjoyable read.
If you like Anne Tyler's novels, you'll probably like this too.It's included in Canada Reads 2010, and is a good book for book group discussions.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a nice book in the manner that Austen's books are 'nice'. Particular, mannered, well-rehearsed and full of 'well-rounded' characters.
However, unlike Austen, the set-pieces are too contrived and false, sometimes to the point of silliness. The narrative is full of inconsistencies which should have been picked up at the proof-reading stage and sometimes trip the reader's concentration. Having said that it's a good read, the love-story is smashing [Thorn Birds without the thorns!] and the children are plausible if sometimes indistinct. I did enjoy reading the novel and spotting the differences and similarities between Canada and England and laughed out loud a couple of times and cried more than once. But the whole thing is let down by the end; there just isn't one. If you like an ending, don't read this novel, but on the whole I'd say most people would enjoy it if they could borrow someone elses copy. Good, but instantly forgettable.
However, unlike Austen, the set-pieces are too contrived and false, sometimes to the point of silliness. The narrative is full of inconsistencies which should have been picked up at the proof-reading stage and sometimes trip the reader's concentration. Having said that it's a good read, the love-story is smashing [Thorn Birds without the thorns!] and the children are plausible if sometimes indistinct. I did enjoy reading the novel and spotting the differences and similarities between Canada and England and laughed out loud a couple of times and cried more than once. But the whole thing is let down by the end; there just isn't one. If you like an ending, don't read this novel, but on the whole I'd say most people would enjoy it if they could borrow someone elses copy. Good, but instantly forgettable.
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