So who was Nolan?

Nolan was a cousin who lived off in a shack on the far side of the island. He kept sneaking up to the house to check on Quoyle and his aunt & daughter...Bunny kept saying he was 'a skinny ghost with a dog'.

Quoyle chases him one night and learns the history of the Quoyle family.


"...Of all the Thompson Gunners, Roland was the best..."