Sweetland: A Novel
Publisher: Liveright; Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Published: Jan 19, 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780871407900
Description: The scarcely populated town of 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 ancestors 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 its eccentric cast of characters