Despite this fairytale element and a certain dramatic desperation, the stumbling endurance of Kimberley, the bond between mother and daughter, and the clever use of Chinese culture and tradition make for more than a salutary read.
But as I read about the many writers who couldn't live without walking, I found myself reflecting on how I now find a walk anywhere, even central London, more edifying and salutary than any exotic bus journey.
He has not forgiven me and every time I pass him in the street, he raises his hat and utters nothing more salutary than "humph!" This wine would, I suspect, have something in common with the M&S specimen.
But this year has been more salutary than most, thanks to two newly unearthed live recordings: a 1957 Carnegie Hall concert with Thelonious Monk (issued late last month on Blue Note) and a pair of 1965 quartet sets at the Half Note (due in mid-October on Verve).
Americans, Perel observes, are particularly inclined to believe that a process of forensic confession is a necessary forerunner to the restoration of trust, but "coming clean," she argues, is often more destructive than it is salutary, and "honesty requires careful calibration".
But as is normal early in the recession, plummeting profits will more than offset those salutary effects to the detriment of stocks.
Nothing then could be more salutary than a change there to the tenure of good behavior; and the question of good behavior left to the vote of a simple majority in the two houses of parliament.
Indeed, from a therapeutic perspective, the models may operationally be viewed as a continuum, with some patients requiring more neutralization of BLyS than others before salutary clinical effects can be appreciated.
There is no more salutary example than Mr. Fuld.
