Before You Know Kindness

Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian is the latest Laid Back Book Club book. This book is an excellent choice for a Summer read. It deals with many issues that we can all relate to-family, parenthood, animal rights, success, failure, childhood innocence. And it is all presented in a manner that makes you want to sit and ponder the issues. The book begins with a quote: "Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth." Think about this quote as you begin reading the book.