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Book Review of The Shipping News

The Shipping News
The Shipping News
Author: Annie Proulx
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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At 36, Quoyle, a 3rd rate newspaperman, is wrenched out of his woarkaday life when his two-timing wife meets her just desserts. He retrates to his ancestral home of Newfoundland, 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 begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery.