When Luke Conrad's aging mother breaks her hip he must return to the Nova Scotian fishing village of Tyler's Cape for one summer to take care of her. There, as he starts to remember the childhood he... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is an enjoyable, moving novel about a small town in Nova Scotia and three brothers who are raised by an incredibly anti-social, cynical mother after their father dies when they are very young.I thought that the author managed to make all the characters interesting and believable, even the ones I didn't like. I really enjoyed this novel, and look forward to Greer's next book.
Overwhelmingly emotional and spiritual
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D. Greer's novel takes a reader through the heart of Nova Scotia in a time period that reflects the struggles of the fishing towns up and down the south shore. This story is uplifting, yet real and closes leaving the reader with a mix of emotions.
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