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Good to a Fault Condition:Well Read the best of his writingShortlisted for Canada's prestigious Giller Prize, this "profoundly humane novel" ( Vancouver Sun ), wrings suspense and humor out of the everyday choices we make, revealing the delicate balance between sacrifice and self interest, doing good and being good. Clara Purdy is at a crossroads. At forty three, she is divorced, living in her late parents' house, and near ing her twentieth year as a claims adjuster at a local insurance firm. Driving to the