The Adversary

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In a remote Newfoundland port settlement, ruthless company man Abe Strapp is set to secure his dominance over the shore and its rich resources by marrying the daughter of a rival merchant – until the Widow Caines stands up in church and throws the wedding and Abe’s plans into chaos. As the bitter feud between these two competitors – each determined to ruin the person they despise most – spirals further into vendetta and violence, the locals too are forced to take sides, with devastating consequences.

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WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD ‘A vibrant historical novel… Potent’ New Yorker, Books of the YearIn a remote Newfoundland port settlement, ruthless company man Abe Strapp is set to secure his dominance over the shore and its rich resources by marrying the daughter of a rival merchant – until the Widow Caines stands up in church and throws the wedding and Abe’s plans into chaos. As the bitter feud between these two competitors – each determined to ruin the person they despise most – spirals further into vendetta and violence, the locals too are forced to take sides, with devastating consequences. A compulsive, exuberant and uncompromising historical adventure to equal Deadwood or The North Water, The Adversary is a wildly entertaining evocation of power, grievance and retribution.

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Weight 280 g
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.8 × 2.4 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

336
Language

English
Edition

Paperback original
Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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