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‘A very impressive achievement. So funny, so full of delights.’ Guardian
‘As stark and ruggedly beautiful as the storm-battered coast of Newfoundland itself.’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Ambitious and accomplished...The characterisation is rich, the dialogue both original and convincing.’ Alan Massie, Scotsman
'A stunning novel.' Observer
'To read “The Shipping News” is to yearn to be sitting in The Flying Squid Lunchstop, eating Seal Fin Curry, watching the icebergs clink together in the bay.' The Times
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Caragh Thuring was born in 1972 and lives and works in London. Her oil paintings have been exhibited at many galleries including the Saatchi Gallery in London.
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Book Description Medium Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Fourth Estate, London, 1993. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Minor creasing to covers. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Quoyle is a hapless, hopeless hack journalist living and working in New York. When his no-good wife is killed in a spectacular road accident, Quoyle heads for the land of his forefathers - the remotest corner of far-flung Newfoundland. With 'the aunt' and his delinquent daughters - Bunny and Sunshine - in tow, Quoyle finds himself part of an unfolding, exhilarating Atlantic drama. The Shipping News is an irresistible comedy of human life and possibility. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 1841157694. ISBN/EAN: 9781841157696. Inventory No: 10080356. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale. Seller Inventory # 10080356
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 337 pages.A darkly comic portrait of human life and possibili ty. Quoyle is a hopeless hack journalist working in New York. Whe n his two-timing wife dies in a road accident, he retreats to his ancestral home on the coast of Newfoundland where he must confro nt the unpredictable forces of nature and society. Seller Inventory # 2121t
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Book Description Paperback. The unforgettable, multi-award-winning novel that made Annie Proulx famous. Now a film starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Judi Dench. 1993. Reprint. A near fine copy. {"length"=>["20"], "width"=>["13"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}. Seller Inventory # 10746222
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