Search
    Search FictionDB
      Tap cover to enlarge

      Alms

      by Cynthia MacDonald
      Published
      Aug 2003
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      384
      Buy on Amazon Book

      About This Book

      Martine Craythorn has a problem: she's rich. But her inheritance hardly comforts her--in fact, she sees it as an impediment to her ultimate aim in life, which is to live the life of a good person. Set in 1987, when greed was good, nouvelle cuisine tasted new, and the stock market seemed unstoppable, Alms is an entertaining yet penetrating examination of Martine's troubled relationship to selflessness. In a world where money and self-fulfillment dominate, and unpaid service to others is considered hopelessly eccentric, how can she live a good life? What does it mean to be helpful? Is altruism only another form of selfishness--and does it really matter?

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Buy This Book

      Amazon Physical Book
      Barnes & Noble Physical Book
      Bookshop.org Physical Book

      Formats & Editions

      Browse the different covers, formats, and publication history for this title.

      Paperback

      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      May 2005 Penguin ISBN13 9780143013228 ISBN10 014301322X
      Buy

      Hardcover

      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      First Edition Aug 2003 Penguin (Canada) ISBN13 9780143013792 ISBN10 0143013793
      Buy