Being Good About It
Excerpt from Being Good About It by Aimee Loiselle
29/02/08 14:10
After her first year at Brown University, Beth
returns to Massachusetts for a summer job in a
nursing home. Her plan is to do something good while
making money for college. Despite her dark humor and
self-deprecation, Beth must confront the realities of
Liberty Home and make serious compromises to last
through the summer. Her determination forces her to
treat many patients with cold practicality and fuels
an unwarranted desire for approval from Kiki, an
African-American woman who questions Beth's
legitimacy. Their antagonism erupts when each woman
drops a patient and their tension becomes part of a
corporate investigation.
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