Several people had reason to dislike Gillard, and the Now family are particularly suspect. In this atmosphere, a local ne’er-do-well, Clar Gillard, is found dead in the river. The revelation that his mother has an advanced cancer brings further stress. The action is seen through the eyes of Kyle, a man bruised by the death of his older brother and worried by his father’s alcoholism following Chris’s death. Father Sylvanus, mother Addie and remaining son Kyle are all still mourning in various ways daughter Sylvie is abroad although she shares their grief. The Now family are still struggling to come to terms with the death of Chris, the oldest son, some years after the event. This book is set in a small waterside community in rural Newfoundland, where money is tight and neighbours help each other out: the kind of place where everyone’s business is on display.
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