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The Weir

Created by: Ruth Moore
Publisher: Islandport Press
SKU: ISL119

$20.95

Ruth Moore’s classic tale of Maine islanders who feud, gossip and struggle while being battered by the relentless tides of change sweeping over their community and their entire way of life.

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The Weir, written in 1943, takes place in a small island fishing village during the years before World War II, set against a backdrop of hard work and struggle. Ruth Moore, one of the great regional novelists of the twentieth century, brilliantly and authentically captures not only the characteristics of coastal Maine and its people, but using them to write a story of universal human drama featuring two primary families who feud, gossip, and struggle while being battered by the relentless tides of change sweeping over their community and their entire way of life. This reissue of Ruth Moore’s debut novel includes a new introduction.

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Dimensions5.5 × 8.5 in
Binding

Paperback

Language

Date Published

March 14 2022

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ACTIVE TITLE

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No of Pages

352

Page Count

352

ISBN

9781944762940