In The Imposter, an eighty-year old man, Michael Hutchinson, arrives on an island from Canada to put down roots, intending to live out the remaining days of his life. Is Mr. Hutchinson who he says he is? Why of all places here? The locals suspect he carries a secret and this makes them nervous. A group of friends go fishing and what they catch will change their attitude and feelings about the sea forever. A man goes in search of the person or persons who kidnapped his wife and discovers that she has been a willing participant all along. Ollivierra, a local girl, falls for twin brothers, is treated poorly by one only to be rescued by the other. She becomes pregnant and doesn't know which one of the twins is the father. The mother steps in and puts some order into the chaos. In The Shut Out, the final stage of this experimental novel a young man, Big D, finds himself the victim of his mother-in-law's vicious schemes with little recourse.