Published to coincide with the release of the Mirimax film starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett, and directed by Lasse Halstrom. Based on E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Shipping News traces the unlikely tale of Quoyle, who, after the death of his estranged wife, is left grieving with his daughter Bunny. After landing a job as a reporter for a local paper, he discovers dark family secrets and finds friendship and love with a single mother who has secrets of her own. Dramatic and moving.