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.
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