Random Passage [Paperback]

Bernice Morgan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1550810510 | ISBN-13: 978-1550810516 | Publication Date: November 1992

Forced to leave their native England, the Andrews family books passage to a fresh start in a distant country, only to discover a barren, inhospitable land at the end of their crossing. To seventeen-year-old Lavinia, uprooted from everything familiar, it seems a fate worse than the one they left behind. Driven by loneliness she begins a journal. Random Passage satisfies the craving for those details that headstones and history books can never give: the real story of our Newfoundland ancestors, of how time and chance brought them to the forbidding shores of a new found land. It is a saga of families and of individuals; of acquisitive Mary Bundle; of charming Ned whose thievery has turned his family into exiles; of mad Ida; of Thomas Hutchings, who might be an aristocrat, a holy man or a murderer; and of Laviniawho wrote down the truth and lies about them all. Canadian best seller German rights sold CBC miniseries in development

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About the Author

Bernice Morgan was born in pre-Confederation Newfoundland. She has worked for many years in public relations, first with Memorial University of Newfoundland, and later with the Newfoundland Teachers Association. Many of her short stories have been published in magazines, anthologies and school textbooks. The mother of two daughters and a son, she lives in St. Johns,Newfoundland with her husband. Both Random Passage and its sequel Waiting for Time are Canadian best sellers.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Breakwater Books Ltd (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550810510
• ISBN-13: 978-1550810516
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,001,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing Historical Fiction of Newfoundland., February 1, 2001

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This review is from: Random Passage (Paperback)

What a wonderful, interesting story. The characters came to life. I couldn't put this book down & was living the story of their difficult struggle to surive the harsh winters. As a native Newfoundlander, I feel this story realistically portrays living in the fishing outports in earlier days. The accurate depiction of early Newfoundland settlement will be good to see in the mini series that has been filmed. I hope that we will get to see it in the U.S.A. I can't wait to read the sequel, "Waiting For Time."

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and compelling story, May 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Random Passage (Paperback)

What a page-turner! I was so engrossed that I couldn't wait to read what turn of events would come next. It is difficult to imagine being such pioneers but Morgan's writing made you feel their joys and pain deeply. I am looking forward to reading Waiting for Time.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I felt literally transported in time - I was on the Cape, January 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Random Passage (Paperback)

Wow! I know the early history of Newfoundland and this books reads more like fact than fiction. What a wonderful book? I felt like I was actually present as I read this book. The characters and the place are SO REAL. I am so happy I bought the sequel "Waiting for Time". Random Passage is so great though I am afraid I will be disappointed ..as the sequel can't possible get any better than this. Ms. Morgan is to be commended. I understand this is her first novel.