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c2014., General, Alfred A. Knopf Canada Call No: Fic Zen Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The Lobster Kings takes place on fictional Loosewood Island, somewhere off Maine and the Maritimes, a ruggedly pastoral outpost claimed by both the United States and Canada. For generations it has been unofficially ruled by a family called the Kings, since the legendary Brumfitt Kings came over from Ireland with the bountiful lobsters "making a road with their backs." But modern times bring modern problems, and the waters off Loosewood Island are starting to be poached by James Harbor, a rival community. With the health of current patriarch Woody Kings fading, it's up to his daughter Cordelia to pick up the mantle.
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-- Touchc2011., Adult, Alfred A. Knopf Canada Call No: Fic Zen Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In Sawgamet, a north woods boomtown gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer, and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the mysteries and magic lurking in the woods. Stephen, a pastor, is at home on the eve of his mother's funeral, thirty years after the mythic summer his grandfather returned to the town in search of his beloved but long-dead wife. And like his grandfather, Stephen is forced to confront the losses of his past.
