Donna Morrissey
4 SeriesDonna Morrissey is a Canadian author and screenwriter whose work has been recognized with awards in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. Her novel "Sylvanus Now" was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and her fiction has been translated into multiple languages. Originally from Newfoundland, she now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Downhill Chance by Donna Morrissey is a standalone novel centered on Clair Gale, the resilient protagonist who connects two families, the Osmonds and the Gales, during wartime. The story explores the bond of love between these families, which is tested by fear and hidden secrets. Morrissey skillfully weaves melodrama, gritty realism, and humor into the narrative. At its heart, the novel delves into the revelation of these secrets and the subsequent redemption that truth offers to its vivid characters.
