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What You Take with You Therese Greenwood

What You Take with You By Therese Greenwood

What You Take with You by Therese Greenwood

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Summary

Personal account of fleeing a Canadian wildfire that devastated a community and garnered international attention.

What You Take with You Summary

What You Take with You: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home by Therese Greenwood

Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was shattered by one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history. As the flames approached, they had only minutes to pack, narrowly escaping a fire that would rage for weeks, burn more than 85,000 hectares and force 80,000 people to flee.

What You Take with You Reviews

# 1 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, April 3, 2019
One of the greatest treasures in life may be to understand both where we have come from and who we have come to be. It seems that Therese's reflections gave her some of those insights. Perhaps reading and reflecting with her might do the same for us. -- Bob Trube
...as evacuation orders were imposed and as the highway out of town swelled with traffic... [Greenwood] gathered an assortment of objects, from deeply meaningful mementos to items that initially appeared more random... Each of the objects she has retained is carefully considered and contextualized over a number of chapters that fuse past and present, family memories and local histories.... In this surprisingly gripping and deeply moving account, Greenwood considers how we re-establish normalcy in the wake of profound loss. [Full review at https://canlit.ca/article/precarious-places/] -- Heidi Tiedemann Darroch * Canadian Literature *
Greenwood's book, What You Take With You, is an amalgamation of life lessons on the resilience needed to recover emotionally and mentally following the May 2016 [wildfire] disaster.... The book analyzes what Greenwood took from her home as authorities began ordering the evacuation of Fort McMurray. She had only 15 minutes to grab what she needed.... Greenwood said each object she took in the frenzy of evacuation had a subconscious and special meaning for her.... Each chapter of her book explains the life lesson tied to these objects and how Greenwood applied those lessons to the aftermath of the fire. [Full article at https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/book-recounting-2016-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-nominated-for-award-1.5096318] -- Sarah Williscraft * Fort McMurray Today *

About Therese Greenwood

Therese Greenwood has worked as a writer, reporter, editor, broadcaster, and communications executive. Her short fiction has appeared across North America. She lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Table of Contents

Prologue 1 Before 2 The Go Bag 3 The Rolling Pin 4 The Plaster Saint 5 The Sleigh Bells 6 The Beating Heart 7 The Bible and the Bee Book 8 The Cat Photo 9 The Breda Needlepoint 10 The Flattop and The Dobro 11 The Wedding Mirror 12 The Quilt 13 The Award 14 After Acknowledgements

Additional information

GOR013233176
9781772124491
1772124494
What You Take with You: Wildfire, Family and the Road Home by Therese Greenwood
Therese Greenwood
Wayfarer
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of Alberta Press
2019-04-02
160
Short-listed for Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Alberta Book Awards, Book Publishers Association of Alberta 2020 (Canada)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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