Sweetland

By Michael Crummey

Book Overview

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.

Winner of Newfoundland Book Award

Short-listed for the Governor's General Award

Winner of the CBC Bookie Award for Fiction

Finalist for the Winterset Prize

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631491105
• ISBN13: 9781631491108
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Best Canadian novel I ever read.

I read different 10 Canadian authors and all were kinda good but I was thinking I'm just too American. Was going to give up reading Books from the Canucks. When Micheal Crummey comes up with Sweetland. Wow!!!! The ending will keep you thinking for days. All kinds of theories on the end. Well done MC. Enjoy every minute.

Sweetland is one of my favourite books and author. He has written a few more, and poetry.

Loved this book- any Newfoundland story catches my eye. As Islanders vote to leave their their ancestral Island to relocate elsewhere, due to the cod moratorium, leads to how it affects a stubborn older man and his dog. Wow---- hard to put down. Have just bought another copy to send to friend.