Good To A Faultl (2010)

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Author

Marina Endicott

Genre

Fiction

Rating

3.53 of 5 Votes: 3

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ISBN

0061986208 (ISBN13: 9780061986208)

Language

English

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

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About book Good To A Faultl (2010)

A quiet read with a good story line but dragged too much for my taste. I fully appreciated the predicament and how Clary dealt with her own issues through the accident but prefer to get more invested in the characters emotional state rather than a strictly analytical focus; which seems to guide Ms. Purdy's life initial. When she finally figures it out and is going to try again with the minister the story ends with little fanfare. A woman on her lunch hour hits a car with a family inside who is down on their luck. She suddenly finds her life turned upside down and interwoven with theirs. In some ways this completely destroys her life while in other ways it improves it. It is a fascinating look at the definition of charity and it's limits. It also explores the ways in which an act of charity can actually be selfish or damaging to the recipient, while taking a frank look at the safety nets we put around our own acts of charity to keep from getting overly involved with those we say we are trying to be kind to.