The Water Lover

A powerful tale of thirst, illness, and obsession

Patrick is almost finished university when his life turns upside down. It begins innocently enough, with a newly developed appreciation for the taste of water. His love of water quickly becomes an obsession, and before long, Patrick is drinking twenty cups a day. Then he starts experiencing other changes: exhaustion, weight loss, and (naturally) constant urination. He begins to fall behind in his last semester, but can't even muster up the energy to care. That's when Patrick lands in intensive care, where he develops a new obsession: survival.

The Water Lover offers a raw, vulnerable look at the realities of chronic illness, the limits of the Canadian medical system, and the rush of finding that elusive Prince album on vinyl.