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Book Synopsis Sweetland: A Novel by : Michael Crummey
Download or read book Sweetland: A Novel written by Michael Crummey and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic tale of an endangered Newfoundland community and the struggles of one man determined to resist its extinction. The scarcely populated town of Sweetland clings to the shore of a remote Canadian island. Its slow decline has finally reached a head, with the mainland government offering each islander a generous resettlement package— the only stipulation being that everyone must leave. Fierce and enigmatic Moses Sweetland, whose ancestors founded the island, is determined to refuse. As one by one his neighbors relent, he recalls the town’s rugged history and its eccentric cast of characters. For fans of The Shipping News, Michael Crummey’s prose conjures up the mythical, sublime world of Sweetland’s past amid a storm-battered landscape haunted by local lore. In a spare style that belies “huge emotional depth and heart” (Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You), Crummey masterfully weaves together the past and present, creating in Sweetland a spectacular portrait of one man’s battle to survive as his world vanishes around him. Winner of Newfoundland Book Award Short-listed for the Governor’s General Award Winner of the CBC Bookie Award for Fiction Finalist for the Winterset Prize
Download or read book River Thieves written by Michael Crummey and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In elegant, sensual prose, Michael Crummey crafts a haunting tale set in Newfoundland at the turn of the 19th century. A richly imagined story about love, loss and the heartbreaking compromises—both personal and political—that undermine lives, River Thieves is a masterful debut novel. Published in Canada and the United States, it joins a wave of classic literature from eastern Canada, including the works of Alistair MacLeod, Wayne Johnston and David Adams Richards, while resonating at times with the spirit of Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain and Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy. An enthralling story of passion and suspense, River Thieves captures both the vast sweep of history and the intimate lives of a deeply emotional and complex cast of characters caught in its wake.
Download or read book Galore written by Michael Crummey and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sprawling and intimate, stark and fantastical, Galore is a novel about the power of stories to shape and sustain us. This is Michael Crummey’s most ambitious and accomplished work to date. An intricate family saga and love story spanning two centuries, Galore is a portrait of the improbable medieval world that was rural Newfoundland, a place almost too harrowing and extravagant to be real. Remote and isolated, exposed to savage extremes of climate and fate, the people of Paradise Deep persist in a realm where the line between the everyday and the otherworldly is impossible to distinguish. Propelled by the disputes and alliances, grievances and trade-offs that bind the Sellers and Devine families through generations, Galore is alive with singular characters, and an uncommon insight into the complexities of human nature.
Download or read book Sweet Land written by Will Weaver and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes "A Gravestone Made of Wheat", the basis of the independent film Sweet Land.
Download or read book Homecoming written by Lacey Baker and published by Saint Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he returns home to Sweetland after the death of his grandmother, Dr. Quinn Cantrell, who is still haunted by a relationship that ended tragically, is reunited with his siblings and his old acquaintance Nikki Brockington."Dr. Quinn Cantrell made a life for himself in Seattle when he left behind his picturesque hometown-and the unhappy memories of a relationship that ended tragically. His grandmother's death is an unexpected blow, but there are even more surprises waiting-including a mischievous puppy, a reunion with his far-flung siblings, and an old acquaintance who's grown into a gorgeous and capable woman. Nikki Brockington was proud of the work she'd done at The Silver Spoon, and when the Cantrells leave its management in her care, she's happy to take on the responsibility. But keeping the inn and its restaurant profitable isn't her only challenge-not when she can't stop thinking about Quinn, who reminds her that home is more than a place. It's who you love"--P. [4] of cover.
Book Synopsis Sweet Land of Liberty by : Thomas J. Sugrue
Download or read book Sweet Land of Liberty written by Thomas J. Sugrue and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweet Land of Liberty is Thomas J. Sugrue’s epic account of the abiding quest for racial equality in states from Illinois to New York, and of how the intense northern struggle differed from and was inspired by the fight down South. Sugrue’s panoramic view sweeps from the 1920s to the present–more than eighty of the most decisive years in American history. He uncovers the forgotten stories of battles to open up lunch counters, beaches, and movie theaters in the North; the untold history of struggles against Jim Crow schools in northern towns; the dramatic story of racial conflict in northern cities and suburbs; and the long and tangled histories of integration and black power. Filled with unforgettable characters and riveting incidents, and making use of information and accounts both public and private, such as the writings of obscure African American journalists and the records of civil rights and black power groups, Sweet Land of Liberty creates an indelible history.
Book Synopsis God's Quiet Things by : Nancy Sweetland
Download or read book God's Quiet Things written by Nancy Sweetland and published by Eerdmans Young Readers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations and rhyming text depict the quiet wonder of God's creation.
Book Synopsis Along the Infinite Sea by : Beatriz Williams
Download or read book Along the Infinite Sea written by Beatriz Williams and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Her Last Flight comes another riveting novel of the Schuyler sisters—where the epic story of star-crossed lovers in pre-war Europe collides with a woman on the run in the swinging '60s... In the autumn of 1966, Pepper Schuyler's problems are in a class of their own. To find a way to take care of herself and the baby she carries—the result of an affair with a married, legendary politician—she fixes up a beautiful and rare vintage Mercedes and sells it at auction. But the car's new owner, the glamorous Annabelle Dommerich, has her own secrets: a Nazi husband, a Jewish lover, a flight from Europe, and a love so profound it transcends decades. As the many threads of Annabelle's life before the Second World War stretch out to entangle Pepper in 1960s America, and the father of her unborn baby tracks her down to a remote town in coastal Georgia, the two women must come together to face down the shadows of their complicated pasts. AN INDIE NEXT AND LIBRARY READS PICK A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR THE BEST OF SKIMMREADS 2016
Book Synopsis A Gravestone Made of Wheat by : Will Weaver
Download or read book A Gravestone Made of Wheat written by Will Weaver and published by . This book was released on 1990-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dozen stories deal with a heartbroken widower, hunters, farmers and truck drivers living in Minnesota.
Download or read book The Wreckage written by Michael Crummey and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2009-05-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having achieved considerable success with his first novel, River Thieves, Michael Crummey has written a book that is equally stunning and compelling. The Wreckage is a truly epic, yet twisted, romance that unfolds over decades and continents. It engages readers on the austere shores of Newfoundland’s fishing villages and drags them across to Japanese POW camps during some of the worst events of the Second World War. Haunting, lyrical, and deeply intimate, Crummey’s language fully exposes his characters’ vulnerabilities as they struggle to come to terms with their guilt and regret over decisions made during their impulsive youths. It is a testament to Crummey’s gifts as a novelist that he can flow quite easily through time, across landscapes, and between vastly different characters. He vividly captures the mental and physical anguish experienced in prison camps, and with calm lucidity explores the motives of a Japanese soldier whose actions seem inhumanly cold and calculating. Crummey toys with the readers’ sympathies, suggesting there are few distinctions between the enemy and us. He incorporates heartbreaking tragedy–the dropping of the atom bomb, lynchings in America, murderous revenge–to underscore the darker side of humanity. Crummey shows that we are capable of violence, but in the end he proves we are also capable of redemption, forgiveness, and can be led, unashamed, back to the ones we love.
Book Synopsis Sweet Land Stories by : E. L. Doctorow
Download or read book Sweet Land Stories written by E. L. Doctorow and published by Random House Incorporated. This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assortment of short fiction ranges across America, from Alaska to the District of Columbia, as it explores the complexities of modern life in such stories as "Jolene: a Life," "A House on the Plains," "Baby Wilson," and "Walter John Harmon."
Download or read book Barbarian Spring written by Jonas Lüscher and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a business trip to Tunisia, Preising, a leading Swiss industrialist, is invited to spend the week with the daughter of a local gangster. He accompanies her to the wedding of two London city traders at a desert luxury resort that was once the site of an old Berber oasis. With the wedding party in full swing and the bride riding up the aisle on a camel, no one is aware that the global financial system stands on the brink of collapse. As the wedding guests nurse their hangovers, they learn that the British pound has depreciated tenfold, and their world begins to crumble around them. So begins Barbarian Spring, the debut novel from Jonas Lüscher, a major emerging voice in European fiction. The timely and unusual novel centers on a culture clash between high finance and the value system of the Maghreb. Provocative and entertaining, Barbarian Spring is a refreshingly original and all-too-believable satire for our times.
Book Synopsis Sweet Land of Liberty by : Francis S. Fox
Download or read book Sweet Land of Liberty written by Francis S. Fox and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often said that the American Revolution was a conservative revolution, but in many parts of the British colonies the Revolution was anything but conservative. This book follows the Revolution in Pennsylvania's backcountry through the experiences of eighteen men and women who lived in Northampton County during these years of turmoil. Fox's account will startle many readers for whom the Revolution symbolizes the high-minded pursuit of liberty. In 1774, Northampton County was the second largest of Pennsylvania's eleven counties, comprising more than 2,500 square miles, three towns (Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton), and some 15,000 people. When the Revolution broke out, militias took control. Frontier justice replaced the rule of law as zealous patriots preoccupied themselves not with fighting the British but with seizing local political power and persecuting their pacifist neighbors. Sweet Land of Liberty reawakens the Revolution in Northampton County with sketches of men and women caught up in it. Seldom is this story told from the vantage point of common folks, let alone those in the backcountry. In Fox's hands, we see in these individuals an altogether more disturbing Revolution than we have ever reckoned with before.
Download or read book Death on the Ice written by Cassie Brown and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fishermen sailed out “to the ice” to hunt seals in the hope of a few pennies in wages from the prosperous merchants of St. John’s. The year 1914 witnessed the worst in the long line of tragedies that were part of their harsh way of life. For two long days and nights a party of seal hunters—132 men—were left stranded on an icefield floating in the North Atlantic in winter. They were thinly dressed, with almost no food, and with no hope of shelter against the snow or the constant, bitter winds. To survive they had to keep moving, always moving. Those who lay down to rest died. This is an incredible story of bungling and greed, of suffering and heroism. With the aid of compelling, contemporary photographs, the book paints an unforgettable portrait of the bloody trade of seal hunting among the icefields when ships—and men—were expendable.
Book Synopsis Grow Rich While You Sleep by : Ben Sweetland
Download or read book Grow Rich While You Sleep written by Ben Sweetland and published by David De Angelis. This book was released on 2012-11-16 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover why 95% of all human problems stem from a negative mind - traits such as timidity, domestic discord, business failure, bad memory, tenseness, unhappiness, worry, etc. This book shows how to use the deepest thinking part of you - while you sleep! Get whatever you want out of life . . . money, personal influence, love, respect and admiration. You will discover: - 6 exercises that develop your latent creative powers into a mental powerhouse - 5 ways to make your Creative Mind work for you - a formula for building a success consciousness that will lead you to success in any direction - how to develop your powers of concentration - how to accentuate the positive ... and gain a magnetic personality - how to go on a mental diet ... to gain radiant mental and physical health and feel younger than your years, even at 70! CONTENTS How This Book Helps You Grow Rich 1. Riches: An Interpretation 2. Sleep: How To Enjoy Peaceful Sleep 3. Your Real Seat of Intelligence 4. Man Is Mind 5. Getting Acquainted with the Real You 6. You Are What You Think You Are 7. You Are Twice as Good as You Think You Are 8. Money: A Myth 9. Riches: A Matter of Consciousness 10. A Study in Contrasts 11. Grow Rich in All Things—While You Sleep 12. Accepting the Supremacy of Mind over Matter 13. Mental Exercises vs. Physical Exercises 14. Thoughts Are Pictures; Pictures Are Patterns 15. Your Mental Eraser 16. Building a Consciousness of Success 17. Discovering the Law of Abundance 18. You Become Rich Right Now 19. Psychosomatic Ailments: Are They Real? 20. Developing a Health Consciousness 21. Accentuate the Positive 22. Help Yourself by Helping Others 23. Electrosonic Means of Aiding You 24. Your New Life of Health, Wealth and Happiness
Book Synopsis Sweet Land of Liberty by : Charles Carleton Coffin
Download or read book Sweet Land of Liberty written by Charles Carleton Coffin and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maranatha Publications has reprinted Charles Coffin's 1881 history of the founding of the United States with the desire to make the present generation aware of the role that the founding fathers attributed to Divine Providence.
Book Synopsis My Pal, Victor by : Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Download or read book My Pal, Victor written by Diane Gonzales Bertrand and published by Raven Tree Press,Csi. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Latino boys experience carefree camaraderie despite one boy's disability, as fun and friendship overpower physical limitations.
