Galore - A Novel (Paperback)

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, Caribbean & Canada and the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award; Finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, the Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Book Award, and the Winterset Award
When a whale beaches itself on the shore of the remote coastal town of Paradise Deep, the last thing any of the townspeople expect to find inside it is a man, silent and reeking of fish, but remarkably alive. The discovery of this mysterious person, soon christened Judah, sets the town scrambling for answers as its most prominent citizens weigh in on whether he is man or beast, blessing or curse, miracle or demon. Though Judah is a shocking addition, the town of Paradise Deep is already full of unusual characters. King-me Sellers, self-appointed patriarch, has it in for an inscrutable woman known only as Devine's Widow, with whom he has a decades-old feud. Her granddaughter, Mary Tryphena, is just a child when Judah washes ashore, but finds herself tied to him all her life in ways she never expects. "Galore "is the story of the saga that develops between these families, full of bitterness and love, spanning two centuries.
With Paradise Deep, award-winning novelist Michael Crummey imagines a realm where the line between the everyday and the otherworldly is impossible to discern. Sprawling and intimate, stark and fantastical, "Galore "is a novel about the power of stories to shape and sustain us.

General

Imprint:	Other Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Michael Crummey
Dimensions:	213 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-59051-434-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-59051-434-3
Barcode:	9781590514344

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