Quoyle is a hapless, hopeless hack journalist living and working in New York. When his no-good wife is killed in a spectacular road accident, Quoyle heads for the land of his forefathers тАУ the remotest corner of far-flung Newfoundland. With тАШthe auntтАЩ and his delinquent daughters тАУ Bunny and Sunshine тАУ in tow, Quoyle finds himself part of an unfolding, exhilarating Atlantic drama. тАШThe Shipping NewsтАЩ is an irresistible comedy of human life and possibility.
Annie Proulx published her first novel тАШPostcardsтАЩ in 1991 at the age of 56. тАШThe Shipping NewsтАЩ won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Award and the Irish Times International Prize. Her third novel, тАШAccordion CrimesтАЩ, was published in 1996. She is also the author of three short-story collections, тАШHeart SongsтАЩ (1994), тАШClose RangeтАЩ (1999) and тАШBad DirtтАЩ (2004). тАШBrokeback MountainтАЩ was made into an Oscar-winning film in 2005. тАШFine Just the Way It IsтАЩ, her third collection of Wyoming short stories, was published in 2008.