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What They Wanted by Morrissey, Donna, 1956- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is What They Wanted about?
In her new novel, What They Wanted , awardwinning author Donna Morrissey explores both new and familiar the wild shores of a Newfoundland outport and the equally wild environment of an Alberta oil rig. After Sylvanus Now suffers a heart attack, family tensions come to the daughter Sylvie must deal with her feelings of estrangement from her mother, Addie, while her brother Chris, a natural artist, frustrates his dreams by going to work on an oil rig. A novel about uilt,responsibility, tragedy, and the enduring ties of family, this is vintage Donna Morrissey.
Who reads What They Wanted?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Morrissey, Donna, 1956-
- Publisher
- Viking; Brand: Viking Canada
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780670044788
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.62 / 5 (302 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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