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For twelve generations, the inhabitants of a remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, they are facing resettlement. They have each been offered a generous compensation package to leave the island for good. There's just one proviso: everyone must go. Gradually, all of the residents surrender to the inevitable. All of the residents, that is, but one: old Moses Sweetland. Motivated in part by a sense of history and belonging, and concerned that his somewhat eccentric great-nephew will wilt on the mainland, Moses resists the coercion of family and friends in order to hold onto the only place he's ever called home. As his options dwindle, Moses Sweetland concocts a scheme to remain the island's only living resident. Cut off from the outside world, with the food supply diminishing and weather shredding away the last evidence of human habitation, Sweetland finds himself, finally, in the company of ghosts ...Written with incomparable emotional power and depth, Sweetland is a story about loyalty and courage, about the human will to persist even when all hope seems lost.

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From the award-winning, bestselling author of Galore comes another unforgettable novel. By turns darkly comic and heartbreakingly sad, Sweetland is a deeply suspenseful story about one man's struggles against the forces of nature and the ruins of memory. 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. From the award-winning, bestselling author of Galore comes another unforgettable novel. By turns darkly comic and heartbreakingly sad, Sweetland is a deeply suspenseful story about one man's struggles against the forces of nature and the ruins of memory. 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. Inhoud:Taal: Engels;Bindwijze: Luisterboek;Verschijningsdatum: augustus 2019;Speelduur: 10:24:20;Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen:Auteur: Michael Crummey;Uitgever: Doubleday Canada; EAN: Overige kenmerken:Thema Subject Code: FB; Engels | Luisterboek | 9780385694100 | Speelduur: 10:24:20.

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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 S... 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.Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 25x140x152 mm;Gewicht: 181,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: januari 2015;Druk: 1;ISBN10: 1622316525;ISBN13: 9781622316526; Engelstalig | Audio Book | 2015.

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Language: English . Brand New. The epic tale of an endangered Newfoundland community and the struggles of on man determined to resist its extinction. The scarcely populated town on Sweetland rests on the shore of a remote Canadian island. Its slow decline finally reaches a head when the mainland government offers each islander a generous resettlement package- the sole stipulation being that everyone must leave. Fierce and enigmatic Moses Sweetland, whose inspectors founded the village, is the only one to refuse. As he watches his neighbors abandon the island, he recalls the town s rugged history and it eccentric cast of characters. Evoking The Shipping News, Michael Crummey-one of Canada s finest novelists-conjures up the mythical, sublime world of Sweetland s past amid a stormbattered landscape haunted by local lore. As in his critically acclaimed novel Galore, Crummey masterfully weaves together past and present, creating in Sweetland a spectacular portrait of one man s battle to survive as his environment vanishes around him.

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For twelve generations, the inhabitants of a remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, they are facing resettlement. They have each been offered a generous compensation package to leave the island for good. There's just one proviso: everyone must go. Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen, Softcover, Neuware, offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten).

Historia przekornej miłości człowieka do chłodnej i niegościnnej ziemi, na której się urodził W najnowszej powieści Michaela Crummeya polscy czytelnicy znajdą wszystko to, za co pokochali jego twórczość. Autor genialnego Dostatku znowu odmalowuje pejzaż Nowej Fundlandii zaludniony przedziwnymi postaciami, które spotkać można wyłącznie na tamtejszych wybrzeżach – ludźmi twardymi i krnąbrnymi, pomimo nadejścia XXI wieku wciąż opisującymi świat w sobie tylko właściwy sposób. Osadę Chance Cove na wysepce Sweetland zamieszkuje kilkadziesiąt osób, które z trudem wiążą koniec z końcem po zapaści nowofundlandzkiego rybołówstwa. Nic dziwnego, że złożona przez rząd propozycja sowitej rekompensaty za opuszczenie podupadającej mieściny na krańcu świata wywołuje wśród byłych rybaków ogromne poruszenie. Jedynym warunkiem jest jednomyślna zgoda wszystkich mieszkańców na przeprowadzkę. Plany sąsiadów krzyżuje Moses Sweetland, emerytowany latarnik uparcie sprzeciwiający się opuszczeniu ukochanej wyspy. Gdy zbliża się termin ostatecznej decyzji, narastająca niechęć mieszkańców Chance Cove daje Sweetlandowi podstawy do obaw o własne życie. Splot konfliktów, tragedii oraz wciąż żywych bolesnych wspomnień popchnie go do szalonego postanowienia, w wyniku którego świadomie skaże się na nieodwołalną izolację… Sweetland to poruszająca, kameralna powieść o schyłku dawnego świata oraz powolnym zaniku małych, odosobnionych społeczności, niemających racji bytu z dala od skrawka ziemi, na którym się zawiązały. To misternie skonstruowane dzieło o autodestrukcyjnej przekorze oraz zawziętej walce człowieka z nieubłaganymi prawami stanowionymi przez społeczeństwo i naturę. To wreszcie subtelna przypowieść o samotności ekstrapolowanej daleko poza granice absurdu. „Sweetland to rzecz niezwykłej urody, jedna z najznakomitszych powieści, na jakie natkniemy się w tym roku. Jak każda wybitna książka (a więc jak każda z powieści Crummeya), pokazuje, że przeszłość zawsze będzie z nami, a współczesne wydarzenia to historia wcielona i wprawiona w ruch.” – The Vancouver Sun.

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Achtung! Keine deutsche Version! Polnische Ausgabe. Taschenbuch, Etykieta: Wiatr od morza, Wiatr od morza, Grupy produktów: Book, Opublikowany: 2015-01-01, Studio: Wiatr od morza.

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