http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2747737
The Back of the Book 'The Shipping News ... is that rare creation, a lyric page turner.' Stephen Jones, Chicago Tribune At thirty-six, Quoyle, a third-rate newspaper man, is wrenched violently out of his workaday life when his two-timing wife meets her just deserts. He retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As three generations of his family cobble up new lives, Quoyle confronts his private demons - and the unpredictable forces of nature and society - and begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery. A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary American family, The Shipping News shows why E Annie Proulx is recognised as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today. 'The writing is charged with sardonic wit - alive, funny, a little threatening; packed with brilliantly original images ... and, now and then, a sentence that simply takes your breath away.' Bruce Allen, USA Today 'E Annie Proulx's stunning, big-hearted The Shipping News thaws the frozen lives of its characters and warms readers.' Roz Spafford, San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle * * * If interested, please PM laura0141 stating location and shipping preference. If no preference is given I will assume you can ship internationally - economy/surface mail is fine. -- Currently Reading: The Shipping News by E Annie Proulx http://www.bookcrosing.com/journal/2747737 Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
