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Publication Date: 24/07/2025 ISBN: 9781805228585 Category: Tag:

The Adversary

Michael Crummey

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Publication Date: 24/07/2025 ISBN: 9781805228585 Category: Tag:
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Set in early 19th-century Newfoundland, in the fictional community of Mockbeggar, The Adversary follows the ruthless rivalry between the vulgar Abe Strapp, and the scheming Widow Caines, who each head opposing mercantile firms. But they have more than each other to contend with – whether it be the arrival of a deadly plague, or a rowdy band of sailors and thieves. Gruesome and violent, yet unexpectedly funny with some of the best historical swear words you’ll ever encounter.

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WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD ‘A vibrant historical novel… Potent’ New Yorker, Books of the YearIn a remote Newfoundland port settlement, ruthless company man Abe Strapp is set to secure his dominance over the shore and its rich resources by marrying the daughter of a rival merchant – until the Widow Caines stands up in church and throws the wedding and Abe’s plans into chaos. As the bitter feud between these two competitors – each determined to ruin the person they despise most – spirals further into vendetta and violence, the locals too are forced to take sides, with devastating consequences.

A compulsive, exuberant and uncompromising historical adventure to equal Deadwood or The North Water, The Adversary is a wildly entertaining evocation of power, grievance and retribution.

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