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Having achieved considerable success with his first novel, River Thieves , Michael Crummey has written a book that is equally stunning and compelling. The Wreckage _ _is a truly epic, yet twisted, romance that unfolds over decades and continents. It engages readers on the austere shores of Newfoundland’s fishing villages and drags them across to Japanese POW camps during some of the worst events of the Second World War. Haunting, lyrical, and deeply intimate, Crummey’s language fully exposes his characters’ vulnerabilities as they struggle to come to terms with their guilt and regret over decisions made during their impulsive youths. In the fishing villages of Newfoundland we come across an itinerant Wish Furey. He’s a drifter and a projectionist, traveling from island to island bringing films to isolated communities. A Catholic in a staunchly Protestant community, working with an alcoholic, gambling partner, Wish is immediately labeled an outsider. On Little Fogo Island, he spots a desirable young woman in the audience and embarks on an unwavering mission to possess her. Mercedes Parsons – Sadie – is equally infatuated and yields to Wish's advances as much as her chaste upbringi

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Author

Crummey, Michael

Publisher

Anchor Canada

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385660600

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Romance

Rating

3.77 / 5 (41 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14