This was the worst book I've read in a long time.From dust jacket:"At the onset of the Second World War, Wish Furey travels the coast of Newfoundland, screening Hollywood films in churches and fishermen's halls. In a remote Protestant outport the young Catholic begins an intense affair with Sadie...
In the eyes of the British Crown at the time, the island of Newfoundland wasn't considered a proper colony, but a sort of floating fishing station and training ground for naval recruits, a country that existed only during the summer months. Most of the planters and fishermen returned to England f...