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The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done: A Novel (edition 2003)

by Sandra Newman

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When Chrysalis Moffat and her brother, Eddie, inherit a mansion on the coast of California, Eddie hatches a plan to fleece credulous Californians of their cash by starting the fraudulent Tibetan School of Miracles. But something else is happening. Through Chrysalis's reunion with her brother, she begins to discover her adoptive father's secret past, causing her own identity to unravel. As Chrysalis lays down the facts of her life, she gambles her identity against the contradictions, half-truths, and fables of her past, leading her ultimately to question what it is we can truly know and whether it is fate or chance that dictates our lives.… (more)
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Title:The Only Good Thing Anyone Has Ever Done: A Novel
Authors:Sandra Newman
Info:HarperCollins (2003), Edition: 1 Amer ed, Hardcover, 400 pages
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Gets better with every read. ( )
  irrelephant | Feb 21, 2021 |
I liked this strange novel and if you like to read about California weirdness, gambling, and mysterious parents, this is the book for you. ( )
  anderlawlor | Apr 9, 2013 |
A very different voice from the one in her books written jointly with Mittelmark. Quite good, but a bit intense and a tad too Chuck Palahniuk. ( )
  annesadleir | Jan 14, 2011 |
The kind of novel that makes you a captive until finished--then invariably haunts you forever. Beautiful, yet economic language. As only the best books can, this one exacts the finist participation of your imagination. ( )
  Rosebudwinter | Jan 8, 2009 |
Chrysalis Moffat's adoptive parents are dead and she's living in their mansion with her brother Eddie and a Buddhist guru named Ralph. All about how coincidence shapes identity - it even points you toward "The Celestine Prophesy" which includes a treatise on coicidence. Unconventional, inventive, and fun! ( )
  lenoreva | Apr 25, 2008 |
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When Chrysalis Moffat and her brother, Eddie, inherit a mansion on the coast of California, Eddie hatches a plan to fleece credulous Californians of their cash by starting the fraudulent Tibetan School of Miracles. But something else is happening. Through Chrysalis's reunion with her brother, she begins to discover her adoptive father's secret past, causing her own identity to unravel. As Chrysalis lays down the facts of her life, she gambles her identity against the contradictions, half-truths, and fables of her past, leading her ultimately to question what it is we can truly know and whether it is fate or chance that dictates our lives.

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