A Brief View from the Coastal Suite Contributor(s): Hofmann, Karen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1774390175 ISBN-13: 9781774390177 Publisher: NeWest Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2021 |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - Siblings - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | City Life |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: Includes Author-Curated Discussion Questions! Set in Vancouver during the economically turbulent year of 2008, A Brief View from the Coastal Suite explores the Lunds' differing values in respect to relationships, money, and environment - all markers for a materialistic society that is becoming increasingly inhospitable. Cleo struggles to find time for her challenging job as an architectural designer and for the demands of her family; Mandalay, an artist and single parent, tries to raise her twin sons uncontaminated by the materialistic values of their lawyer father; and Cliff attempts to run a landscape company with his spoiled younger brother, Ben, and to accommodate the ever-increasing demands of his Estonian mail-order bride. Karen Hofmann's brilliant sequel to her novel What is Going to Happen Next skillfully explores societal attitudes and the instability of personal and public lives in a world that values money above all else. |