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Sweetland [electronic resource] : a novel / Michael Crummey.
The scarcely populated town of Sweetland rests on the shore of a remote Canadian island. Its slow decline finally reaches a head when the mainland government offers each islander a generous resettlement package-the sole stipulation being that everyone must leave. Fierce and enigmatic Moses Sweetland, whose ancestors founded the village, is the only one to refuse. As he watches his neighbors abandon the island, he recalls the town's rugged history and its eccentric cast of characters. Evoking The Shipping News, Michael Crummey-one of Canada's finest novelists-conjures up the mythical, sublime world of Sweetland's past amid a storm battered landscape haunted by local lore. As in his critically acclaimed novel Galore, Crummey masterfully weaves together past and present, creating in Sweetland a spectacular portrait of one man's battle to survive as his environment vanishes around him.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781622316533 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1622316533 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 15 min.)) : digital.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books : 2015.
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| Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by John Lee. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | Rural families > Newfoundland and Labrador > Fiction. Newfoundland and Labrador > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Epic fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Valley Public Library | AUD-CD F CRU (Text) | 35144000132253 | Audiobooks | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Summary:
The scarcely populated town of Sweetland rests on the shore of a remote Canadian island. Its slow decline finally reaches a head when the mainland government offers each islander a generous resettlement package-the sole stipulation being that everyone must leave. Fierce and enigmatic Moses Sweetland, whose ancestors founded the village, is the only one to refuse. As he watches his neighbors abandon the island, he recalls the town's rugged history and its eccentric cast of characters. Evoking The Shipping News, Michael Crummey-one of Canada's finest novelists-conjures up the mythical, sublime world of Sweetland's past amid a storm battered landscape haunted by local lore. As in his critically acclaimed novel Galore, Crummey masterfully weaves together past and present, creating in Sweetland a spectacular portrait of one man's battle to survive as his environment vanishes around him.
