All hell breaks loose when lumberjacks in a logging shanty become unhappy with the cook. A young man is terrorized by grave robbers and a frozen corpse. A renowned prankster is driven to distraction when he becomes convinced that his friend has placed a curse on his new car and a few young actors spice up the school Christmas concert after stealing some rum. These are a few of the situations and characters included in Garry Ferguson’s, sometimes amusing, collection of short stories, many containing echoes from a disappearing Madawaska Valley oral tradition.

Without a Wurduva Lie spins a lifetime of shantymen’s yarns heard around Madawaska Valley cookstoves into delightful new true stories told with the wit, candor, and cadence of a young lad who was actually there, without a word of a lie. - Lois Thomson, Editor Madawaska Highlander

A witty and engaging collection of stories of early immigrant life in Canada, and which would be lost without the timely chronicling by author Garry Ferguson—Ken Puddicombe: Author Down Independence Boulevard And Other Stories

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Madawaska Highlander Connection

Garry Ferguson was a long-time Griffith & Matawatchan News (now the GMDV News) writer. Several of his stories have appeared in the Madawaska Highlander and now you can read more of them. Without a Wurduva Lie is Garry's first book (148 pages)

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Where to Buy and Support Local

Cloyne Pioneer Museum HWY. 41, Cloyne Ontario (across from Post Office) from July to August from 10 am to 4 pm or online any time on their website.