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Reviewed on June 1, 2012 | Fiction
During the 17th century, hundreds of poor, lower-class women cast out from French society were shipped to the Canadian frontier to marry fur traders and soldiers and bear their children. Desrochers's debut novel illustrates that their exile was not met with excitement or a sense of adventure by these women, but rather with a sense of danger, sadness, and trepidation...Log In or Sign Up to Read More