![]() I was struck with the isolation and dependence on each other for life. I liked this book a lot and think it provided an honest look at life on the shore of Newfoundland in that time period. ![]() I was a bit worried that I would never learn his story. Happily, the last few chapters of the book tell his story. The focus is on Lavinia Andrews who was 17-years-old when her family left England because of legal problems involving her brother. Spanning 15 years in the lives of this small community, this is a story of survival, relationships, personalities, unspoken memories and unspoken love. Living on the cape when the families arrive is Thomas Hutchings who came to Newfoundland the year before to escape his past in Europe. ![]() Random Passage is the story of 2 families from very different backgrounds who come to settle on Cape Random, Newfoundland in the early 1800s. ![]()
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