Sylvanus Now
- ISBN-10
- 0143170325
- ISBN-13
- 9780143170327
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-22
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Canada
- Author
- Donna Morrissey
Description
Sylvanus Now, a young and charming fisherman, wants to marry the beautiful Adelaide, but she instead dreams of escaping the stultifying fishing community in which they live.
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