Tell It to the Water
Five Siblings Tell of Their Father's Grief and His Struggle Back to Hope
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Tell It to the Water
Narrated by:
Donna Morrissey
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Narrated by:
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Donna Morrissey
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Donna Morrissey
From the acclaimed and bestselling author Donna Morrissey, a memoir of love, grief, and the meaning of family that sings with her inimitable style and the voices of her unforgettable Newfoundland parents and siblings.
A voice-driven, compact, and powerful memoir of siblings dealing with the loss of their mother while trying to save their stubborn, loving, but infuriating father from the self-destruction of his own grief.
Each of Donna’s four surviving siblings speak in their unique voices, arguing, laughing, singing. Their never-far-from-mind deceased brother Ford is present in the background, as is their mother, but their father “’Nerk” is the complicated centre around which they all turn.
A man who represents a way of life nearly gone even from the far-flung outposts of Newfoundland, Enerchius Osmond is never fully himself unless he is tramping the land with a gun—you always shoots to kill, you never let anything suffer, is his constant lesson—or mucking about in his remote, hand-built cabin, or on the water skirting seals, pan-ice, and looming swells. The siblings bring him to Halifax after his wife dies, but staring at an asphalt driveway instead of the sea nearly kills him, and so they take him home. Which nearly does them all in as well.
A distillation of love and grief, of guilt and celebration, shot through with Donna’s—and her whole family’s—unquenchable humour and resourcefulness, this memoir is for anyone who knows just how infuriating family can be, and just how great a gift.
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Critic Reviews
"A raucous hymn to family life—the ties that enthrall, enrage and bind you, if only in your heart, to the place that will always be home because it's where Mom and Dad set your wobbly feet on the ground. . . . Part of TELL IT TO THE WATER'S mournful beauty is the light it shines on the never-ending spiral of grief. And yet it's in no way depressing.
Heartbreak meets rip-roaring humor as the siblings share stories of the dad they're about to lose—the Newfoundland version of a Greek chorus. You can practically smell the sea and feel the Ski-Doo tearing through the woods, but this is a universal tale. If you've ever mourned a parent, especially one who drove you nuts, this fractured but defiantly devoted family is singing your song."
—Rona Maynard, author of Starter Dog and My Mother's Daughter
Praise for Donna Morrissey
"Morrissey’s greatest gift as a writer is her ability to render vividly and with respect the rugged life, unique voice and humour of 'The Rock.'"
—Toronto Star, on Rage the Night
"Donna Morrissey turns her award-winning storytelling skills to a compelling, compassionate and often humorous account of growing up with her big, turbulent, loving family. . . . A deeply moving memoir [and] a powerful reflection on the experiences of tragedy and redemption, and the inextricably linked states of loss and love."
—Pauline Dakin, bestselling author of Run, Hide, Repeat, on Pluck
"This hauntingly beautiful novel lingers in the imagination like the sight of a storm-churned ocean, and confirms that Morrissey is one of Canada's greatest storytellers."
—Vincent Lam, on The Deception of Livvy Higgs
“Donna Morrissey is an absolute terrific original.” —David Adams Richards
"The rich, rocky terrain of Newfoundland has borne a native storyteller with talent to burn in Donna Morrissey.”
—Dublin Sunday Tribune
Heartbreak meets rip-roaring humor as the siblings share stories of the dad they're about to lose—the Newfoundland version of a Greek chorus. You can practically smell the sea and feel the Ski-Doo tearing through the woods, but this is a universal tale. If you've ever mourned a parent, especially one who drove you nuts, this fractured but defiantly devoted family is singing your song."
—Rona Maynard, author of Starter Dog and My Mother's Daughter
Praise for Donna Morrissey
"Morrissey’s greatest gift as a writer is her ability to render vividly and with respect the rugged life, unique voice and humour of 'The Rock.'"
—Toronto Star, on Rage the Night
"Donna Morrissey turns her award-winning storytelling skills to a compelling, compassionate and often humorous account of growing up with her big, turbulent, loving family. . . . A deeply moving memoir [and] a powerful reflection on the experiences of tragedy and redemption, and the inextricably linked states of loss and love."
—Pauline Dakin, bestselling author of Run, Hide, Repeat, on Pluck
"This hauntingly beautiful novel lingers in the imagination like the sight of a storm-churned ocean, and confirms that Morrissey is one of Canada's greatest storytellers."
—Vincent Lam, on The Deception of Livvy Higgs
“Donna Morrissey is an absolute terrific original.” —David Adams Richards
"The rich, rocky terrain of Newfoundland has borne a native storyteller with talent to burn in Donna Morrissey.”
—Dublin Sunday Tribune
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