Life Is Not A Rehearsal

When the Pratts married, they removed themselves to a Newfoundland outport where Christopher''s painting alone provided the means to raise a family. But as Mary''s own talents became evident and she sought her own hours at the easel when not raising their four children, and as rumours of Christopher''s affair with a young model spread, the Pratts'' harmonious exterior slowly cracked, to scandal in Newfoundland and fascination across the country. A marriage ended, and gave way to a furious competition for dominance in Canadian art.