This was quite an interesting novel and gives the reader a feel for the pride-soaked turbulent journey of Newfoundland from British settlement to Canadian province.
It is a fictional story but based on the actual first Premier of Newfoundland, Joe Smallwood. Often times it is extremely difficult to distinguish fact from fiction, except that the other leading character, Shelagh Fielding, is completely fictional.
It was a long novel but enjoyable and makes me want to learn more about the history of Newfoundland.