Sweetland: A Novel, by Michael Crummey
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Sweetland: A Novel, by Michael Crummey
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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. Sweetland: A Novel, by Michael Crummey- Amazon Sales Rank: #120086 in Books
- Brand: Liveright
- Published on: 2015-09-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.30" h x .90" w x 5.50" l, .56 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
Amazon.com Review
An Amazon Best Book of the Month, January 2015: There’s a quietness to Michael Crummey’s novel that adds to its power. Sweetland is about a man, Moses Sweetland, who lives on an island off of Newfoundland. The island itself is called Sweetland, named by Moses Sweetland’s ancestors, and it’s a dying place. In fact, the entire population has been offered a lump payment by the government to remove themselves from the island. There are only two holdouts to the deal: the village idiot and the sixty-nine year old Moses Sweetland. What’s most appealing about this subtle, entertaining, and quietly moving novel is the humanity of its characters and the genuine feel of Sweetland itself. Each character is real and truly imagined; it’s the kind of book and the kind of place where many readers will just want to linger. Communities like Sweetland, with their specific ways of talking and being, are growing less common. Crummey’s book is a testament to those places and the people who live there. --Chris Schluep
Review “Masterful writing throughout.” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)“Moses is a memorably strong-willed character… [Sweetland] also conveys the way that a sense of place is the product of relationships―among the living, with the dead, and, in Moses’s case, arising from intimate connections to land and sea.” (Publishers Weekly, Starred review)“Wry, touching, and filled with insights into the modern human condition, Michael Crummey’s spare and sturdy prose in Sweetland delivers a kaleidoscopic portrayal of a quirky island community forced to abandon their vanishing way of life. Ignoring government bribes and threats from his neighbors, the obstinate waterman Moses Sweetland defiantly chooses the isolation of his family home off the Newfoundland coast to become a present-day Robinson Crusoe: resourceful, irascible, wily, and wholly unforgettable.” (John Pipkin, author of Woodsburner)“An evocative portrait of a disappearing way of life, Sweetland is also a powerful rumination on what’s lost in letting go of the past―and the sometimes-unbearable cost of trying to hold onto it. Michael Crummey’s deceptively spare language perfectly matches the tiny island community at the novel’s center: beneath the quiet surface, there’s huge emotional depth and heart.” (Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You)“Impetuous and imperious, Moses Sweetland is an extraordinary, beautifully realized character, and the supporting cast―including Queenie Coffin, a chain-smoking romance-novel addict who hasn’t left her house in four decades; and the feral Priddle brothers, “Irish twins” born 10 months apart―are scarcely less so. But Sweetland, Crummey’s finest novel yet, reaches its mythic and mesmerizing heights only after the others depart, leaving Moses―a Newfoundland Robinson Crusoe who even encounters a Friday-like dog―alone on his eponymous island, bracing for a bitter winter both seasonal and personal.” (Macleans)
About the Author Michael Crummey is a poet and storyteller and the author of several critically acclaimed novels. His most recent book, Galore, won the Commonwealth Prize for Canada. He lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful. this book was a great read. By aprilia I actually give this a 4.5 (I thought the ending was somewhat belaboured) but generally speaking, this book was a great read...Michael Crummey succeeded in bringing you into the nooks, crannies and countryside of Sweetland. His mastery of the local language transported you right into the living rooms and local shops of the Sweetlanders. His research related to the sea and the boats and the fishing done off the coast of Newfoundland, his detailed imagery of the island and its people and the ghosts that seemed to float around naturally, brought you right onto the cliffs and craggy outposts. The story of Moses Sweetland is a bitter sweet one...a man whose life had never been easy, yet his love of the island where he was raised remains with him till the bitter end. A survivalist by nature, he hopes to prove to himself and to the islanders who are relocated to the mainland that you can take the people away, but you can never alter the connection they have to the place they had always called home. Sad, funny, brutal, tender...it's all there.
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful. Taste the salt cod, savour the dialect, and embrace the soul of Moses Sweetland. By Paige Turner Brilliant writing. Sensitive portrait of a beleaguered and loving yet stubbornly driven man who, forced by circumstance, pushes against that which conspires, and conspired, against him. Moses' world is conceived brilliantly - the intimidating features of the physical environment, the intimacy of a community where frank opinions are the norm, and the complexity of Moses interior musings and memories, are rendered with humour, delicious authentic dialogue, and a tender affection for the unique place that is Newfoundland. Moses Sweetland is a memorable character who absolutely embodies its indomitable spirit , "measured and made to the islands exact specifications."
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. This was a terrific, unusual book. By Trade'em up So, nothing much goes on in Sweetland, Newfoundland, right? Wrong! The author gets us to understand the limited life the folks on the island live, their small and large grievances and sorrows and who's really close to whom. The characterization is very good and some of the relationships deep. Everything changes when the government wants to reclaim the island, and former friends become enemies, and enemies find new reasons to care about someone. This book really searches the souls of those who think they can't leave, after a life there and nowhere else, and those who are ready to pick up and go. And, there are some surprises. Enjoy!
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