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The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
3.0

A wonderful atmospheric read with heartfelt descriptive details and its own subtle melody.
It is a shame the innocent and wronged main character and his no-good-at-all ex-wife were so black and white and were diminished to plot devices. All the other characters (aunt, daughters, collegues, neighbours, the crazy cousin etc.) rang true to me, with their interactions beautifully interwoven.