Hull Creek: a Novel

Troy Hull has troubles. After the death of his parents, he left college to take up his familys traditional lobster-fishing life. Now, thanks to poor fishing, a misguided second mortgage, and the changing nature of his hometown, Troy finds himself faced with the loss of that life. As a former high-school classmate turned banker tells him: This isnt a fishermans town anymore. Indeed, soaring property values have made it increasingly a haven for land speculators, wealthy summer residents,...
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Troy Hull has troubles. After the death of his parents, he left college to take up his familys traditional lobster-fishing life. Now, thanks to poor fishing, a misguided second mortgage, and the changing nature of his hometown, Troy finds himself faced with the loss of that life. As a former high-school classmate turned banker tells him: This isnt a fishermans town anymore. Indeed, soaring property values have made it increasingly a haven for land speculators, wealthy summer residents, and tax-sheltered retirees, and Troys homejust off the harbor on a quiet stretch of Hull Creekis exactly the sort of property these newcomers covet. So Troy must decide whether to join his friend on an illegal path to solvency or let the straight-and-narrow take him from his home. Hull Creek is a timely tale of change on the coast of Maine and the challenges it brings to the men who still seek their livelihood from the sea.