About this ebook
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
CBC Books “86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 2023”
CBC Books “40 Canadian Books to Read This Summer”
From the writer and producer of the hit TV shows Republic of Doyle and Son of a Critch, a poignant coming-of-age debut novel about the mysterious disappearance of a young girl and the fragility of childhood bonds, set against the backdrop of a small island community adapting to an ever-changing landscape.
In 1991, on a small, isolated island off the coast of Newfoundland, twelve-year-old Pierce Jacobs struggles to come to terms with the death of his father. It’s been three years since his dad, a fisherman, disappeared in the cold, unforgiving Atlantic, his body never recovered. Pierce is determined to save enough money to fix his father’s old boat and take it out to sea. But life on the island is quiet and hard. The local fishing industry is on the brink of collapse, threatening to take an ages-old way of life with it. The community is hit even harder when a young teen named Anna Tessier goes missing.
With the help of his three friends, Pierce sets out to find Anna, with whom he shared an unusual but special bond. They soon cross paths with Solomon Vickers, a mysterious, hermetic fisherman who may have something to do with the missing girl. Their search brings them into contact with unrelenting bullies, magnificent sea creatures, fierce storms, and glacial giants. But most of all, it brings them closer to the brutal reality of both the natural and the modern world.
Part coming-of-age story, part literary mystery, and part suspense thriller, Closer by Sea is a page-turning, poignant, and powerful novel about family, friendship, and community set at a pivotal time in modern Newfoundland history. It is an homage to a people and a place, and above all it captures that delicate and tender moment when the wonder of childhood innocence gives way to the harsh awakening of adult experience.
CBC Books “86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 2023”
CBC Books “40 Canadian Books to Read This Summer”
From the writer and producer of the hit TV shows Republic of Doyle and Son of a Critch, a poignant coming-of-age debut novel about the mysterious disappearance of a young girl and the fragility of childhood bonds, set against the backdrop of a small island community adapting to an ever-changing landscape.
In 1991, on a small, isolated island off the coast of Newfoundland, twelve-year-old Pierce Jacobs struggles to come to terms with the death of his father. It’s been three years since his dad, a fisherman, disappeared in the cold, unforgiving Atlantic, his body never recovered. Pierce is determined to save enough money to fix his father’s old boat and take it out to sea. But life on the island is quiet and hard. The local fishing industry is on the brink of collapse, threatening to take an ages-old way of life with it. The community is hit even harder when a young teen named Anna Tessier goes missing.
With the help of his three friends, Pierce sets out to find Anna, with whom he shared an unusual but special bond. They soon cross paths with Solomon Vickers, a mysterious, hermetic fisherman who may have something to do with the missing girl. Their search brings them into contact with unrelenting bullies, magnificent sea creatures, fierce storms, and glacial giants. But most of all, it brings them closer to the brutal reality of both the natural and the modern world.
Part coming-of-age story, part literary mystery, and part suspense thriller, Closer by Sea is a page-turning, poignant, and powerful novel about family, friendship, and community set at a pivotal time in modern Newfoundland history. It is an homage to a people and a place, and above all it captures that delicate and tender moment when the wonder of childhood innocence gives way to the harsh awakening of adult experience.
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
CBC Books “86 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in the First Half of 2023”
CBC Books “40 Canadian Books to Read This Summer”
From the writer and producer of the hit TV shows Republic of Doyle and Son of a Critch, a poignant coming-of-age debut novel about the mysterio...
About the author
Perry Chafe is a bestselling novelist and an award-winning producer, showrunner, and screenwriter. He is a writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix thriller Below, which reached No. 1 globally. He co-created the hit CBC series Republic of Doyle and served as an executive producer and writer on the Netflix/Discovery series Frontier and the CBC limited series Caught, based on the novel by Lisa Moore. Perry is also a writer and producer on the Canadian Screen Award-winning CBC comedy Son of a Critch and co-creator of the Canadian Screen Award-nominated CBC police procedural Saint-Pierre. His debut novel, Closer by Sea, was an instant national bestseller and was translated into German by Mareverlag. Fogtown is his second novel. Born in the fishing community of Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, Perry holds a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University.
Perry Chafe is a bestselling novelist and an award-winning producer, showrunner, and screenwriter. He is a writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix thriller Below, which reached No. 1 globally. He co-created the hit CBC series Republic of Doyle and served as an executive producer and write...
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
