Downhill Chance - Tapa blanda

'remote communities of White Bay are vividly rendered... solid, reassuring novel' - Glasgow Herald * Glasgow Herald * A masterful, compelling story, which is magnificently created * The Telegram * Downhill Chance proves Morrissey's talent goes well beyond crafting a good Newfoundland outport tale . . .These are huge themes, as old as the idea of story telling itself * Times-Colonist * Morrissey's prose, threaded with echoes of Shakespeare,Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, is a perfect fit for her almost mythical story of fractured families, wars and homecoming * Quill and Quire * A Newfoundland Thomas Hardy, Morrissey's work is a performance, an almost oral folk epic * The Globe and Mail, Toronto * Downhill Chance proves Morrissey's talent goes well beyond crafting a good Newfoundland outport tale . . .These are huge themes, as old as the idea of story telling itself * Globe & Mail Toronto * A masterful, compelling story, which is magnificently created * The Telegram * Morrissey's prose, threaded with echoes of Shakespeare,Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, is a perfect fit for her almost mythical story of fractured families, wars and homecoming * Quill and Quire *

There is no road to Rocky Head or The Basin, two tiny fishing hamlets hugging the isolated coves of Newfoundland. But remoteness is no barrier to the global reach of World War II which has its tragic impact, even here. Job Gale enlists in the army, leaving his distraught wife and two young daughters behind for a cause neither they nor their neighbours can understand. When Job returns at last, he is broken in body and tortured with a secret shame. Job's burden cascades over the family, afflicting his spirited firstborn Clair. Seeking escape, she becomes a teacher at nearby Rocky Head and falls in love with Luke. Clair and Luke struggle separately with their burdens, helping each other gain courage to confront their demons and disappointments. When they arrive at the summit they finally can see the clear path below. On the downhill journey, the load may not be lessened, but it feels lighter and easier to carry.