So Much for That
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Shepherd Knacker has been saving all his working life for a one way ticket away from the daily grind. When he sells his handyman business for $1million, ‘The Afterlife’ seems tantalisingly within reach. Yet his wife has concocted one reason after another why now isn’t the time to go. Determined to take the plunge, Shep announces that he is leaving for an island off the coast of Tanzania: with or without her. However, Glynis has an announcement of her own – she needs his health insurance.
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So Much for That is a novel about the devastating effect of illness on human relationships. It is also a savage indictment of the current US health care system. The central question of how much a human life is actually worth, is thoughtfully, unswervingly and sometimes angrily examined.