{"product_id":"before-you-know-kindness-paperback","title":"Before You Know Kindness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Bohjalian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER -\u003c\/b\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant\u003c\/i\u003e, here is a novel that examines wildly divisive American issues like gun control and animal rights with Chris Bohjalian's trademark emotional heft and spellbinding storytelling skill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For ten summers, the Seton family--all three generations--met at their country home in New England to spend a week together playing tennis, badminton, and golf, and savoring gin and tonics on the wraparound porch to celebrate the end of the season. In the eleventh summer, everything changed. A hunting rifle with a single cartridge left in the chamber wound up in exactly the wrong hands at exactly the wrong time, and led to a nightmarish accident that put to the test the values that unite the family--and the convictions that just may pull it apart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for Chris Bohjalian's new novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lioness\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Bohjalian, bestselling author of Midwives, presents his most ambitious and multi-layered novel to date--examining wildly divisive issues in today's America with his trademark emotional heft and spellbinding storytelling skill. \u003cbr\u003eOn a balmy July night in New Hampshire a shot rings out in a garden, and a man falls to the ground, terribly wounded. The wounded man is Spencer McCullough, the shot that hit him was fired-accidentally?-by his adolescent daughter Charlotte. With this shattering moment of violence, Chris Bohjalian launches the best kind of literate page-turner: suspenseful, wryly funny, and humane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHRIS BOHJALIAN\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twenty-three books, including \u003ci\u003eHour of the Witch, The Red Lotus, Midwives, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Flight Attendant, \u003c\/i\u003e which has been made into an HBO Max limited series starring Kaley Cuoco. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Guest Room; Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands; The Sandcastle Girls; Skeletons at the Feast; and The Double Bind. \u003c\/i\u003eHis novels \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Eden, Midwives, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePast the Bleachers\u003c\/i\u003e were made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. He is also a playwright (\u003ci\u003eWingspan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidwives\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in Vermont and can be found at chrisbohjalian.com or on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Litsy, and Goodreads, @chrisbohjalian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696715960383,"sku":"9781400031658","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/edb952c68785e3ad75c3d331c2769d90.webp?v=1765007106","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/before-you-know-kindness-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}