Before You Know Kindness (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Chris Bohjalian | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1400031656 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingMyssCynwing of San Antonio, Texas USA on 8/10/2006
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by wingMyssCynwing from San Antonio, Texas USA on Thursday, August 10, 2006
library sale find

I listened to another copy of this story and enjoyed it.

Journal Entry 2 by wingMyssCynwing from San Antonio, Texas USA on Sunday, January 7, 2007
Sent to DrCris

Journal Entry 3 by DrCris from Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Thursday, March 15, 2007
Great! Thanks generous MyssCyn. This one will find a home on my TBR for the time being.

Journal Entry 4 by DrCris from Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Monday, January 26, 2009
This has been sitting on my shelf for a long time. It looks great, but obviously hasn't jumped to my must read. I am going to offer this to the Oz VBB. Hopefully, it will find a nice home.

Journal Entry 5 by DrCris at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Released 15 yrs ago (2/3/2009 UTC) at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Sent to AmberC for her approval!

Journal Entry 6 by amberC from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Arrived today. Adding to my Mt TBR. Thanks.

Journal Entry 7 by amberC from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia on Thursday, March 4, 2010
Nan Seton is a widowed, wealthy, and endlessly energetic matriarch who spends her winters in her large apartment in Manhattan and her summers in the family home in New Hampshire. Every summer, Nan invites her son and daughter, John and Catherine, along with their spouses and children, to spend some time with her. Under Nan's direction, the family participates in an endless and dizzying round of athletic and social activities.

The book opens with a horrifying scene in which Spencer McCullough, Nan Seton's son-in-law, is accidentally shot in the shoulder, and very nearly killed. Spencer is an animal rights activist. Whether he is forcing inedible foods down his family's throats or insisting that his relatives wear plastic shoes, not leather, Spencer is unyielding in his insistence that no living thing with a parent should be a source of food or clothing for human beings. Spencer's overbearing personality and frequent absences from home have already alienated his wife, Catherine, who is ready to give up on her marriage.

After the shooting, the entire family goes into shock. This event shakes up everyone's comfortable assumptions about their lives and one another, and it forces them to reevaluate what is really important to them.

Journal Entry 8 by amberC at BookObsessed.com, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Released 14 yrs ago (3/10/2010 UTC) at BookObsessed.com, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases

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To Ms April for the Southern Cross Exchange.

Journal Entry 9 by L1nda from Newcastle, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, March 31, 2010
A book from my wishlist, thank you!

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