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Entitlement: a novel
Jonathan Bennett
ISBN: 978-1-55022-856-4
6 x 8.75", 288 pages, cloth
$27.95
Pub date: September 2008
Fiction
ECW Press / a misFit book
Entitlement is the tragic, wrenching story of Andy Kronk. After a lifetime intertwined with the Aspinalls, one of Canada's
wealthiest families, Andy has finally forged a clean break. Mere months pass, however, before his past returns, and he finds
himself, obediently, digging...
At its heart, Entitlement is a story about identity; about who we think we are and where we really stand. Set in rural
Ontario and with excursions to Toronto and New York City, the novel takes a provocative and honest look at class, power, male
relationships, death, and the familial bonds that tie, protect, and harm us most.
Andy's story is revealed to Trudy Clarke. Writing an Aspinall "tell-all" biography, she wants Kronk's take for
her book. Reluctantly, Andy agrees to talk. He begins by explaining that when he quit practising law, all he wanted was a
clean start and the privacy to live life on his own terms. But, as he explains over the course of a weekend interview, his
boyhood boarding school entanglement with one of Canada's elite families became complicated and remains strong. As the weekend
progresses, Andy grows comfortable. When he realizes that he's gone too far, said too much, it's too late...
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