The Lobster Kings (Paperback)

from Rdra1962

I seem to have an affinity for stories situated in the Maritime provinces, even though I have only ever been to PEI. Something about the simple yet often dangerous way of life and the remoteness from many modern conveniences makes for engrossing stories and fantastic characters. The setting for t...

from browner56

Woody Kings, the aging patriarch of the most influential family living on a small island, is facing some difficult choices. As the undisputed head of a thriving business empire as well as a man whose health is failing, he must decide how to divide his estate amongst his three adult daughters. Cor...

from AnnieMod

300 years ago Brumfitt Kings moved to a small island on the border of Maine and Nova Scotia, somewhere in the nowhere land between the US and Canada. It starts as a seasonal job, then he remains behind while everyone gets back and then he decides to stay forever. He starts to write a diary and to...

from nomadreader

The basics: The Lobster Kings is the story of the Kings family, who have lived and fished off of Loosewood Island, Maine for generations, beginning with Brumfitt King, a famous artist. The current generation of Kings, and the focus of most of the novel, are patriarch Woody and his three daughters...

from chrisblocker

The Lobster Kings is an imaginative tale full of magic and atmosphere. Although it bogs down a bit in the middle, the beginning and ending of the story are wonderfully storied and paced. With its mythos tied up in the family saga of the Kings family, Zentner's second novel is one of the more inte...