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2000s: A powerful tale of resignation and struggle, fierce loyalties and compassion. The first in the Miramichi trilogy.
2000s: A powerful tale of resignation and struggle, fierce loyalties and compassion. The first in the Miramichi trilogy.
Set in a small mill town in northern New Brunswick, it draws us into the lives of a community of people who live there, including: Joe Walsh, isolated and strong in the face of a drinking problem; his wife, Rita, willing to believe the best about people; and their teenage daughter Adele, whose nature is rebellious and wise, and whose love for her father wars with her desire for independence. Richards’ unforgettable characters are linked together in conflict, and in articulate love and understanding. Their plight as human beings is one we share.
The Miramichi is a river in New Brunswick Canada that flows into the Miramichi Bay and from there, into the Gulf of St Lawrence. The novel looks at the struggles of working class New Brunswickers, the lonliness at times of living in a small village and the struggles within one family in particular.
Destination : New Brunswick Author/Guide: David Adams Richards Departure Time: 1970s
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