He obtains work as a car-accident reporter for the Gammy Bird, local newspaper of the town of Killick-Claw. This ancestral home is situated on Quoyle's Point. Despite the safe return of his daughters, Quoyle's life is collapsing and his paternal aunt, Agnis Hamm, convinces him to return to their ancestral home of Newfoundland for a new beginning. Soon thereafter, Petal and her lover are killed in a car accident the young girls are located by police and returned to Quoyle. Days later, she sells their daughters to a 'black market adoption agency' for the sum of $6,000. Shortly after the suicide of his parents, Quoyle's unfaithful and abusive wife Petal and her lover leave town. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.The story centers on Quoyle, a newspaper worker from upstate New York whose father had emigrated from Newfoundland. The book was very successful and was soon reprinted - first printings are quite hard to come by. It was adapted as a film of the same name which was released in 2001.' ***A first printing of the first UK edition of Annie Proulx's second novel, after 'Postcards', in nice condition. National Book Award, as well as other awards.

It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the U.S. Annie Proulx and published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1993. ***''The Shipping News' is a novel by American author E. ***'A stunning book, full of magic and portent.' - Boston Sunday Globe.

Some light fading to the spine of the dustwrapper. Edges of dustwrapper just slightly creased and rubbed, mainly at the head and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper complete with no chips or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated price-clipped dustwrapper. Internally also near fine, but a previous owner's inscription to the front free endpaper has been covered over with a plain white sticker. The top edge of the page block is lightly foxed.

Boards clean with just some small marks to the lower corner of the back board. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The book was first published in the USA in 1993 by Scribner's, NY. First printing of the first UK edition, with no mention of any further printings on the printer's page.

The shipping news by annie proulx