Sweetland
For twelve generations, the inhabitants of a remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, they are facing resettlement. They have each been offered a generous compensation package to leave the island for good. There's just one proviso: everyone must go. Gradually, all of the residents surrender to the inevitable. All of the residents, that is, but one: old Moses Sweetland. Motivated in part by a sense of history and belonging, and concerned that his somewhat eccentric great-nephew will wilt on the mainland, Moses resists the coercion of family and friends in order to hold onto the…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4721-1586-7
- EAN: 9781472115867
- Produktnummer: 19104136
- Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.6 cm x D0.0 cm
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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Michael Crummey is an award-winning author of memoir, poetry, short stories, and three previous novels. His third novel Galore won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada and the Caribbean) and was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award. He lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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