[CINC] New T.C. Boyle novel about Channel Islands

[David Chubb]

I just saw a book review in the New York Times (Feb 18, 2011) about T.C. 
Boyle's new novel, "When the Killing's Done." We are all well-versed in 
the backdrop of the novel, which is the CINP actions taken in recent 
years to preserve native species on the islands. Boyle explores the 
controversy over those actions.

 From the NY Times: “When the Killing’s Done” is a forthright 
examination of that desire, in which the remodelers of earthly creation 
have to measure the worth of a healthy ecosystem against the lives of 
damaging invaders. The dilemma is so rarely discussed that animal lovers 
and environmentalists are routinely lumped into the same political camp. 
One of the novel’s many merits is its well-informed framing of the moral 
difference between them.

 From reading two of Boyle's novels, "Riven Rock," based in Montecito, 
and "Tortilla Curtain," which takes place in the Topanga Canyon, I 
anticipate the book will have some bizarre characters and events but, in 
the end, I hope, will do a great service in spreading awareness of the 
Channel Islands and what the park service has accomplished. The 
publication date is February 22nd.

Link to review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/books/review/Kingsolver-t.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&nl=books&emc=booksupdateema3

David Chubb