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The reunited Lund siblings, separated as children by Social Services, find that family, whether held together by blood or by choice, can be both a curse and a blessing, an obstacle and a point of connection.
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.
Praise for A Brief View from the Coastal Suite:
“Hofmann’s prose is captivating. She excels at writing everyday scenes. Some thrum with tension; others are characterized by warmth. Her characters’ reflections are variously evocative and familiar.”~ John J. Murray, Foreword Reviews“Karen Hofmann’s novels deserve a place on the shelves of discerning readers across the country…. A Brief View from the Coastal Suite … [is] a rich and vivid read capturing a place in time that serves to illuminate the present moment.”
~ Kerry Clare, Quill & Quire
“Bringing to the Canadian literary landscape a story of family, loss, devotion, devastation, and parenthood, [A Brief View from the Coastal Suite] is the perfect continuation to a beloved and quintessentially Canadian story. I hope we’ll get to see more in the future.”
~ Worn Pages and Ink
“In A Brief View from the Coastal Suite, Karen Hofmann’s richly drawn characters spin in a changing world, tangled up in the messiness of love and family, the pressures of work and success, and the unending search for a sense of self as age and experience shape their lives. This is a novel of stunning elegance, sensitivity, and compassion that revels in the enthralling complexity of everyday life.”
~ Corinna Chong, author of Belinda’s Rings
336 Pages
9in * 6in * 1in
1lb
May 01, 2021
CA
9781774390177
eng
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