The Bay of Love and Sorrows
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The Bay of Love and Sorrows is a 1998 novel by David Adams Richards.
Set in rural New Brunswick in 1974, the novel's protagonist is 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.
The novel was adapted into a film in 2002. The film starred Peter Outerbridge as Everette Hutch, Jonathan Scarfe as Michael Skid, Joanne Kelly as Madonna Brassaurd, and Christopher Jacot as Silver Brassaurd.