The Adversary
Book description
An enthralling novel about the corruption of power and the power of corruption from one of our greatest writers, the award-winning, bestselling author of THE INNOCENTS (Extraordinary”—Wall Street Journal)
"A FLAWLESSLY CRAFTED NARRATIVE" —Wall Street Journal
"MASTERPIECE" —Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)
"CEASELESSLY ENTERTAINING" —Kirkus (Starred Review)
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I absolutely loved this book. Michael Crummy is an incredibly clear writer and tells an incredibly clear and compelling story about life in a Newfoundland outport (Mockbeggar) in the 1800s, focusing on a sibling rivalry between merchants, the widow Caine, and her brother Abel Strapp.
Life there is hasty, brutish, and short. The descriptions of daily life, including violence, made everyone in our book club squirm. But what I liked most was that he takes the reader right to Mockbeggar (and its neighbour, Nonsuch) - within a page or two, you feel like you are inside a church in Mockbeggar.…
From David's list on books that evoke a place and take you there.
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