Michael Crummey Books

For twelve generations, when the fish were plentiful and when they all-but disappeared, the inhabitants of this remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, they are facing resettlement, and each has been offered a generous compensation package to leave. But the money is offered with a proviso: everyone has to go; the government won't be responsible for one crazy coot who chooses to stay alone on an island.That coot is Moses Sweetland. Motivated in part by a sense of history and belonging, haunted by memories of the short and lonely time he spent away from his home as a younger man, and concerned that his somewhat eccentric great-nephew will wilt on the mainland, Moses refuses to leave. But in the face of determined, sometimes violent, opposition from his family and his friends, Sweetland is eventually swayed to sign on to the government's plan. Then a tragic accident prompts him to fake his own death and stay on the deserted island. As he manages a desperately diminishing food supply, and battles against the ravages of weather, Sweetland finds himself in the company of the vibrant ghosts of the former islanders, whose porch lights still seem to turn on at night.

River Thieves is a beautifully written and compelling novel that breathes life into the pivotal events which shaped relations between the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland and European settlers. Following a series of expeditions made under the order of the British Crown, the reader witnesses the tragic fallout from these missions as the Beothuk vanish and the web of secrets guarded by the settlers slowly begin to unravel ... Told in elegant sensual prose this is an enthralling historical novel of great passion and suspense, driven by the extraordinary cast of characters. And with it Michael Crummey establishes himself as one of Canada's most exciting new talents.

"From bestselling, award-winning author Michael Crummey comes a sweeping, heart-wrenching, deeply immersive novel about a brother and sister alone in a small world. A brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean, by a relentless pendulum of abundance and murderous scarcity. Still children with only the barest notion of the outside world, they have nothing but the family's boat and the little knowledge passed on haphazardly by their mother and father to keep them. As they fight for their own survival through years of meagre catches and storms and ravaging illness, it is their fierce loyalty to each other that motivates and sustains them. But as seasons pass and they wade deeper into the mystery of their own natures, even that loyalty will be tested. This novel is richly imagined and compulsively readable, a riveting story of hardship and survival, and an unflinching exploration of the bond between brother and sister. By turns electrifying and heartbreaking, it is a testament to the bounty and barbarity of the world, to the wonders and strangeness of our individual selves."-- Provided by publisher

Set in a remote Newfoundland community, the story unfolds as Abe Strapp's impending marriage is disrupted by the vengeful Widow Caines, igniting a fierce rivalry between two powerful mercantile families. Their escalating conflict over limited fishing resources leads to deepening animosities and divides the townspeople, forcing them to take sides amidst the chaos. As seasons of hardship and external threats loom, the narrative explores the unpredictable nature of the human heart, revealing how personal vendettas can have far-reaching consequences for all involved.

Historia przekornej miłości człowieka do chłodnej i niegościnnej ziemi, na której się urodził.W Sweetland Michaela Crummeya polscy czytelnicy znajdą wszystko to, za co pokochali jego twórczość. Autor genialnego Dostatku znowu odmalowuje pejzaż Nowej Fundlandii zaludniony przedziwnymi postaciami,... číst celé

Czy w miłości i nienawiści istnieją jakiekolwiek nieprzekraczalne granice? Michael Crummey, autor rewelacyjnego Dostatku, powraca z kolejną powieścią rozgrywającą się na chłodnej Nowej Fundlandii. Tym razem śledzimy losy dwojga ludzi połączonych w młodości gorącą miłością, później natomiast rozdzielonych mocą nienawiści wsączającej się w ich życie na różnych płaszczyznach. Nowa Fundlandia, rok 1940. Młody katolik Wish Furey zarabia na życie, podróżując z kinem objazdowym po północnym wybrzeżu wyspy. W Cove, jednej z protestanckich osad rybackich, chłopak zakochuje się z wzajemnością w Sadie Parsons, dziewczynie zdającej się nie przystawać do oczekiwań purytańskiego środowiska, w którym dorasta. Narastający konflikt między Wishem a rodziną Parsonsów uprzedzoną do katolickiego zalotnika ostatecznie sprawia, że chłopak ucieka z Cove jako złodziej i niedoszły morderca, zaś Sadie opuszcza rodzinną osadę, by odnaleźć ukochanego w stolicy wyspy, St. John's. Dziewczyna nie zdaje sobie sprawy, jak wiele lat przyjdzie jej czekać na kolejne spotkanie z Wishem Snując fascynującą historię wyklętej miłości, Crummey tka misterną sieć powiązań między pozornie nieistotnymi szczegółami, czyniąc zaś wydarzenia II wojny światowej na Pacyfiku jedną z osi fabuły, niezwykle przenikliwie zwraca uwagę na kwestię osobistej odpowiedzialności człowieka za otaczające go zło. Czy można wywieść związek między złą myślą a wybuchem bomby atomowej w Nagasaki? Okazuje się, że tak.