Books by Michael Crummey
language
English
review 1: This is a beautiful book. A Newfoundland island, Sweetland is being abandoned by long-time residents who are being paid to leave. There is one holdout, Moses Sweet. The first half of the book gives us a picture of life on the island and Sweet's attachment to it and it's residents...
language
English
review 1: Actually 3.5, but this writer should be better known in this country. His novel of Newfoundland is divided into 2 distinct parts. The first is an upclose portrait of a desolate community on the Atlantic shore. Wonderful characters with complex connections. Part two takes a much w...