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
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.
# 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/]
*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]
*Fort McMurray Today*
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