Entitlement: A Novel

Jonathan Bennett

Sep 2008 · ECW Press

About this ebook

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

Ratings and reviews

Even these people's literature is "meh." It's a book, there are lots of words that seem, in toto, to mean very little, and a man is victimized by a woman who faces no real consequences at all (and who will be, eventually, richly rewarded) for her selfish, bitchy act. Oh, there's a bit of whining about universal "Americanization," of course, but it just cements the notion that "Entitlement" is Canada at it's best, or worst ... really, there seems to be little difference.

About the author

Jonathan Bennett is a professor of writing at Trent University. He is the author of After Battersea Park and Verandah People, which was a runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. His writing has appeared in Antipodes, Descant, the Globe, the Mail, and Quill & Quire. He lives in Peterborough, Ontario.