Proulx, E. Annie <br/><br/>
The Shipping News 
/ E. Annie Proulx 
 - 1st edition 
 - New York  : Scribner  , c1993 
 - 337 p.  ; 25 cm 
<br/><br/> When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just deserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons - and the unpredictable forces of nature and society - he begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery. A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary North American family, 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/> Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and The National Book Award 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>068485791X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Family life----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Newfoundland and Labrador----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Domestic fiction
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC PRO