Good to a Fault - Softcover
- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1742370268
- ISBN 13 9781742370262
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages448
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Book Description Softcover. Reprint. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition. Card wraps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 440 pages. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2009, Canada and Caribbean. Seller Inventory # 262897
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Book Description Softcover (with flaps). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Edition Unstated. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 448 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 1742370268. ISBN/EAN: 9781742370262. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB13201. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. Seller Inventory # RB13201
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 440 pages. minor wear / marks tanned pagesGOOD TO A FAULTMarina Endicott Allen & U nwin, Australia, 2009ISBN 9781742370262mid-size pb, 4 40ppGOOD: minor wear / marks; tanned pagesAbsorbed in her own failings, Clara Purdy crashes her life into a sharp left turn, taking the young family in the other car along with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to b e late-stage cancer, Clara - against all habit and comfort - move s the three children and their terrible grandmother into her own house. Clara then has to cope with the consequences: exhaustion, fury, hilarity, and unexpected love. But she must question her ow n motives. Is she acting out of true goodness, or out of guilt? M ost shamefully, has she taken over simply because she wants the b aby for her own? This compassionate, funny, and fiercely intellig ent novel looks at life and death through decidedly suburban read ing glasses: being good, being at fault, and finding some balance on the precipice. Seller Inventory # 1157i
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. 439 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Seller Inventory # 125277
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Book Description 8vo. Softcover. French flaps. 440pp. When Clara Purdy takes a dreamy turn in her car and ends up plowing into the lives of the Gage family, her low-impact, nine-to-five life in the suburbs is transformed into heady, noisy chaos. Seller Inventory # 50090
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Book Description Paperback. 1. In a novel reminiscent of the work of Penelope Lively, Anne Tyler, and Alice Munro, acclaimed author Marina Endicott gives us one of the most profound and most memorable reads of the year. Absorbed in her own failings, Clara Purdy crashes her life into a sharp left turn, taking the young family in the other car along with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, Clara - against all habit and comfort - moves the three children and their terrible grandmother into her own house. We know what is good, but we don't do it. In Good to a Fault, Clara decides to give it a try, and then has to cope with the consequences: exhaustion, fury, hilarity, and unexpected love. But she must question her own motives. Is she acting out of true goodness, or out of guilt? Most shamefully, has she taken over simply because she wants the baby for her own? What do we owe in this life, and what do we deserve? This compassionate, funny, and fiercely intelligent novel looks at life and death through grocery-store reading glasses: being good, being at fault, and finding some balance on the precipice. 'Good to a Fault is a wise and searching novel about the fine line between being useful and being used.' - Elizabeth Hay Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada & Carribean section). Seller Inventory # 10744223
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Book Description Condition: Good. Absorbed in her own failings, Clara Purdy crashes her life into a sharp left turn, taking the young family in the other car along with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, Clara tries to do the right thing and - against all habit and comfort - moves the family into her own house, upending her life in the process. As Lorraine walks the borders of death, Clara expands into life, finding purpose, energy and unexpected love amidst the hard, unaccustomed work of sharing her days. But the burden is not only Clara's: the children must cope with the guilt of divided loyalties, and Lorraine must live with the growing, unpayable debt to Clara - and the feeling that Clara has taken her place. 448 pages. Seller Inventory # 1085428
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Book Description Condition: Good. Absorbed in her own failings, Clara Purdy crashes her life into a sharp left turn, taking the young family in the other car along with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, Clara tries to do the right thing and - against all habit and comfort - moves the family into her own house, upending her life in the process. As Lorraine walks the borders of death, Clara expands into life, finding purpose, energy and unexpected love amidst the hard, unaccustomed work of sharing her days. But the burden is not only Clara's: the children must cope with the guilt of divided loyalties, and Lorraine must live with the growing, unpayable debt to Clara - and the feeling that Clara has taken her place. 448 pages. Seller Inventory # 1252184
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Absorbed in her own failings, Clara Purdy crashes her life into a sharp left turn, taking the young family in the other car along with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, Clara tries to do the right thing and - against all habit and comfort - moves the family into her own house, upending her life in the process. As Lorraine walks the borders of death, Clara expands into life, finding purpose, energy and unexpected love amidst the hard, unaccustomed work of sharing her days. But the burden is not only Clara's: the children must cope with the guilt of divided loyalties, and Lorraine must live with the growing, unpayable debt to Clara - and the feeling that Clara has taken her place. 448 pages. Seller Inventory # 1540752
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Book Description Paperback. 1. In a novel reminiscent of the work of Penelope Lively, Anne Tyler, and Alice Munro, acclaimed author Marina Endicott gives us one of the most profound and most memorable reads of the year. Absorbed in her own failings, Clara Purdy crashes her life into a sharp left turn, taking the young family in the other car along with her. When bruises on the mother, Lorraine, prove to be late-stage cancer, Clara - against all habit and comfort - moves the three children and their terrible grandmother into her own house. We know what is good, but we don't do it. In Good to a Fault, Clara decides to give it a try, and then has to cope with the consequences: exhaustion, fury, hilarity, and unexpected love. But she must question her own motives. Is she acting out of true goodness, or out of guilt? Most shamefully, has she taken over simply because she wants the baby for her own? What do we owe in this life, and what do we deserve? This compassionate, funny, and fiercely intelligent novel looks at life and death through grocery-store reading glasses: being good, being at fault, and finding some balance on the precipice. 'Good to a Fault is a wise and searching novel about the fine line between being useful and being used.' - Elizabeth Hay Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada & Carribean section) This is a used book in good condition, meaning that it shows signs of wear but has no major defects.Most of our images are sourced automatically, so the book cover shown might be different to the edition we have in stock. Seller Inventory # 16612934
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