Lisa Moore

Inspired by a true story, Marguerite recounts the fate of Marguerite de la Rocque, a sixteenth-century noblewoman marooned on an island off Newfoundland, who survives the loss of everything she loves.

Mary recounts to her daughter Eva the childhood story of when Mary and her father fell through the ice on a frozen pond.

Two young women find themselves in an impossible situation. With no one to turn to and against all odds, the pair take the road trip of their lives. Based on the story Melody by Lisa Moore, from her 2002 collection of short stories, Open.