
Sylvanus Now: A Novel
"Breathtakingly beautiful."―Alistair MacLeodOn Canada's Atlantic coast at the edge of the great Newfoundland fishing banks of the 1950s, Sylvanus Now is a handsome and willful fisherman. His youthful desires are simple: he wants a suit to lure a girl―the fine-boned beauty Adelaide―and he knows exactly how much fish he has to catch to pay for it. Adelaide, however, has other dreams. She longs to es...
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (April 17, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780393328691
ISBN-13: 978-0393328691
ASIN: 0393328694
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches
Amazon Rank: 1423058
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“Terrific tale. It's best to be familiar with Newfoundland and 'Newfoundland English' before reading this book....”
ape the sea, the fish, and the stultifying community, but her need for refuge from her own troubled family leads her to Sylvanus and life in the neighboring port.Through this story of love, loss, and facing the inevitabilities of life in a floundering community, the sea is a potent presence, modernization ravaging its shores and bringing it to the cusp of cataclysmic change. Ultimately, Sylvanus Now is a story of redemption against all odds "in a world vanished, but brought vividly back to life in Morrissey's caring hands" (Quill and Quire).
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