Glen Argan: Novel reveals dangers of an insular world
Glen Argan: Novel reveals dangers of an insular world Glen Argan: Novel reveals dangers of an insular world By Glen Argan July 16, 2021 Some may take Michael Crummey’s brilliant 2019 novel The Innocents as a piece of nostalgia for a lost way of life in Newfoundland’s outports. But The Innocents offers insights much greater than the nostalgic pacifier Make Newfoundland Great Again. It depicts an unrelenting struggle for survival by two children left orphaned when their parents and baby sister die within a matter of months. Instead of moving to the closest village,...
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