A Brief View from the Coastal Suite

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Publication Year:
2021

ISBN-13: 9781774390184

<p><b>Includes Author-Curated Discussion Questions!</b><br/><br/>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.</p><p>Set in Vancouver during the economically turbulent year of 2008, <i>A Brief View from the Coastal Suite</i> 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.</p><p>Karen Hofmann’s brilliant sequel to her novel <i>What is Going to Happen Next</i> skillfully explores societal attitudes and the instability of personal and public lives in a world that values money above all else.</p>&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;<p><b>Includes&#10;Author-Curated Discussion Questions!</b><br><br>The&#10;reunited Lund siblings, separated as children by Social Services, find that&#10;family, whether held together by blood or by choice, can be both a curse and a&#10;blessing, an obstacle and a point of connection.</p><p>Set in&#10;Vancouver during the economically turbulent year of 2008, <i>A Brief&#10;View from the Coastal Suite</i> explores the Lunds' differing values&#10;in respect to relationships, money, and environment &#8211; all markers for a&#10;materialistic society that is becoming increasingly inhospitable.&#160; Cleo&#10;struggles to find time for her challenging job as an architectural designer and&#10;for the demands of her family; Mandalay, an artist and single parent, tries to&#10;raise her twin sons uncontaminated by the materialistic values of their lawyer&#10;father; and Cliff attempts to run a landscape company with his spoiled younger&#10;brother, Ben, and to accommodate the ever-increasing demands of his Estonian&#10;mail-order bride.</p><p>Karen Hofmann&#8217;s brilliant sequel to her&#10;novel <i>What is Going to Happen Next</i> skillfully&#10;explores societal attitudes and the instability of personal and public lives in&#10;a world that values money above all else.</p>&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;