My aunt gave me this one as she does with many books. It looks interesting, so it's being added to my TBR list. I also have Midwives to read which is by the same author.

Still TBR, but reserved for noumena12 who recieved it in the Relay forums's YBS #15.

This was a wonderful book, but it took me a few months to read. Other books took priority and this one moved along slowly. I wonder why because the subject matter was interesting, it was well-written, and a satisfying read. I liked the fact that my feelings about the characters shifted at different times during the story. I think I'm going to buy a new copy for my mom for her birthday.

ETA 7/24/06: Mailed today to noumena12. Enjoy!

Thanks BookGal! I've been wanting to read this since it first came out!

FROM THE PUBLISHER
For ten summers, the Seton family—all three generations—met at their country home in New England to spend a week together playing tennis, badminton, and golf, and savoring gin and tonics on the wraparound porch to celebrate the end of the season. In the eleventh summer, everything changed. A hunting rifle with a single cartridge left in the chamber wound up in exactly the wrong hands at exactly the wrong time, and led to a nightmarish accident that put to the test the values that unite the family—and the convictions that just may pull it apart.Before You Know Kindness is a family saga that is timely in its examination of some of the most important issues of our era, and timeless in its exploration of the strange and unexpected places where we find love.As he did with his earlier masterpiece, Midwives, Chris Bohjalian has written a novel that is rich with unforgettable characters—and absolutely riveting in its page-turning intensity.