The Bay of Love and Sorrows

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The Bay of Love and Sorrows
The Bay of Love and Sorrows VideoCover.jpeg
Directed by Tim Southam
Written by David Adams Richards
Tim Southam
Produced by Anna Stratton
Gilles Bélanger
Starring Peter Outerbridge
Jonathan Scarfe
Joanne Kelly
Cinematography Éric Cayla
Edited by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Music by Gaëtan Gravel
Serge LaForest
Production
company
Triptych Media
Distributed by Odeon Films
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Bay of Love and Sorrows is a 1998 novel by David Adams Richards.

Contents

Background

Like many of Richards's books, The Bay of Love and Sorrows is set during the 1970s; the book was in part inspired by his experiences growing up then in New Brunswick. [1] Richards told the Edmonton Journal that the book was about "how children get manipulated, often by other children... how easy it is to be manipulated as a child." [2]

The first printing of the novel sold out before it was released. [3]

Plot

Set in rural New Brunswick, Canada in 1974, the novel follows protagonist Michael Skid, the privileged son of the town judge. After a falling out with his friend Tom Donnerel, Michael befriends Madonna and Silver Brassaurd, a brother and sister who draw him into the orbit of Everette Hutch, a charismatic and violent man who ultimately leads the three youths to commit murder.

Critical reception

The Bay of Love and Sorrows received mixed reviews. The Globe and Mail praised the novel, writing: "Like the best of Richards's works... [the book is] dark in tone, both harshly realistic and lyrically sympathetic to the most disadvantaged members of society." [4] The book was also reviewed favorably by the Calgary Herald, which called it "grim but beautiful," [1] the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, [5] and the Toronto Star. [6]

The Ottawa Citizen was more mixed, criticizing the book's "banal characterizations, awkward sentences, obvious symbols and tidy plot" but suggesting it might work well as a film adaptation. [7] Kirkus Reviews was also negative, writing that the novel "strains both credibility and the reader’s ability to keep a straight face with this pullulating melodrama." [8]

Adaptations

The novel was adapted into a 2002 film starring Peter Outerbridge as Everette Hutch, Jonathan Scarfe as Michael Skid, Joanne Kelly as Madonna Brassaurd, Christopher Jacot as Silver Brassaurd, Torquil Campbell as Vincent Donnerel and Elaine Cassidy as Carrie Matchett. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Knight, Sam (21 October 1998). "Award nominee takes grim look at drug trade". Calgary Herald.
  2. ↑ Gillespie, Curtis (3 October 1998). "Tragedy elevates all human beings; David Adams Richards keeps on keeping on with The Bay of Love and Sorrows". Edmonton Journal.
  3. ↑ "Unravelling the mystery". New Brunswick Reader. 28 September 1998.
  4. ↑ Cuff, John Haslett (3 October 1998). "Love among the loathsome: Artful thriller displays compassion for poorest characters' misery". The Globe and Mail.
  5. ↑ Miller, Gina (10 October 1998). "Acts of faith". New Brunswick Telegraph Journal.
  6. ↑ Fitzgerald, Judith (10 October 1998). "A riveting visit to Richards country". Toronto Star.
  7. ↑ Baele, Nancy (18 October 1998). "Awash in a sea of generalities". The Ottawa Citizen.
  8. ↑ "The Bay of Love and Sorrows". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Bay of Love and Sorrows - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 2 May 2023.


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