Subseries - What They Wanted

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What They Wanted

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  • 1979-2012 (Creation)

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24.25 cm of textual records (15 folders ; 13 computer discs). - 31,570 kilobytes of electronic records. - 20.1 megabytes of electronic records.

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Subseries contains drafts in both electronic and hardcopy form of the novel What They Wanted by Donna Morrissey. Early drafts are titled Darkling Sea, Christ Child, and Leaving. What They Wanted explores both new and familiar terrain: a divided house on the shores of Newfoundland and the equally challenging environment of an Alberta oil rig. After Sylvanus has a heart attack, family tensions rise to the fore. Sylvie must deal with her feelings of estrangement from her mother, Addie. Meanwhile, Chris, a natural artist, frustrates his dreams by going to work on the rig. What They Wanted is a novel about guilt, responsibility, tragedy, and the enduring ties of family.

This novel is the second in the Sylvanus Now trilogy and was shortlisted for the 2009 Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice Award.

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