Author:Wayne Johnston
Wayne Johnston is a brilliant and accomplished writer' Annie Proulx
Shortlisted for two major literary awards in Canada, Wayne Johnston's epic novel of his native Newfoundland has been universally praised in the United States and in Britain. Taking the career of Newfoundland's first premier, Joseph Smallwood, as its starting point, it is a mystery, a love story and a tragi-comic elegy to an impossible country stranded on the brink of the world.
'Ambitious and sweeping . . . it weaves around Smallwood a glowing fiction threaded through with the story of the island itself. As with The Shipping News, the unforgiving landscape of the island is wonderfully captured' Dominic Bradbury, The Times
'An insider's paean of love and regret for his vanished land' Marcel Berlins, National Post (Ottowa)
'Mesmerizing . . . a novel of cavernous complexity that nevertheless doesn't overwhelm the reader, who can repose in pure narrative without a second thought' Luc Sante, New York Times Book Review
'A long, impassioned, absorbing novel . . . bravura storytelling' Denis Drabelle, Washington Post
A wonderfully entertaining romp with an engaging heroine
—— Kelley ArmstrongA proven winner
—— Romantic Times Book ReviewThe urban fantasy equivalent of a summer blockbuster
—— SF SiteJane Moore returns with another fabulously funny read
—— GlamourA touching and funny must-read
—— CloserVery funny
—— EveA great writer. You'll be rooting for Noble's protagonists as soon as you meet them
—— Daily MailNoble is a mistress of the tearjerking message of love
—— ExpressEnchantingly clever
—— Penny VincenziWitty, pacy and immediately engaging
—— GlamourHonest and beautifully written
—— Woman & HomeWitty, affectionate and unashamedly tear-jerking
—— RedIrresistible comfort read
—— GlamourIncredibly thought-provoking and poignant
—— SunSo fluid, the pages turn themselves
—— Daily MirrorIt would be a hard heart indeed that remained unmoved . . . the tender feelings that Noble engenders in her readers are to be cherished
—— Daily ExpressA joyful book, a feast of colour, wit and ideas about living in ever-changing times
—— Max Liu , iNews, *Books of the Year*The brilliant cartoonist traces her own history of (sometimes obsessive) exercise in this stunning graphic memoir.
—— Bill Hayes , Reader's Digest