Bring Us Home from Sorrow

Conversation

Joanne Fedler speaks with Magdalena Ball about her new memoir Bring Us Home from Sorrow (2026), written following the death of her mother from ovarian cancer in 2020.

The conversation reflects on grief, the particular pain of losing a mother, and the ways our deepest relationships continue after death. Moving between literature, lived experience and the salvation of deep ocean swimming, the discussion considers memory, breath and immersion in the natural world.

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Joanne Fedler - Author
Author of 17 books spanning fiction, memoir and nonfiction, Joanne’s writing returns to questions of identity, family, belonging and loss. Born in South Africa and now based in Australia, she is the author of recent books including The Whale’s Last Song and Bring Us Home from Sorrow.
Magdalena Ball - Moderator
Novelist, poet, reviewer and Managing Editor of Compulsive Reader, Magdalena is the author of several novels and poetry collections, including Bobish, a verse memoir. Her work has appeared widely in journals and anthologies.