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Jeanne's Road

Jeanne's Road

by Jocelyne Saucier
Translated by: Rhonda Mullins

CORMORANT BOOKS | April 3, 2010 | Trade Paperback

It is 1933. A journalist travels to the small mining town of Rouyn in northern Quebec - a community that has become a refuge for Russians, Finns, Ukrainians, Chinese, and Jews. While there, he crosses paths with famed Canadian Marxist Jeanne Corbin, who has come to rally a group of striking workers, and sees his life forever changed. Jeanne''s Road is an essential read, bringing to life a lost era of Quebec history through its powerful yet unsentimental love story.

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It is 1933. A journalist travels to the small mining town of Rouyn in northern Quebec - a community that has become a refuge for Russians, Finns, Ukrainians, Chinese, and Jews. While there, he crosses paths with famed Canadian Marxist Jeanne Corbin, who has come to rally a group of striking workers, and sees his life forever changed. Jeanne''s Road is an essential read, bringing to life a lost era of Quebec history through its powerful yet unsentimental love story.

About the Author

Jocelyne Saucier has written two novels. Her previous novel, La vie comme une image, was shortlisted for the Governor Generals Literary Award. Les hritiers de la mine was also met with critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Prix France-Qubec Philippe-Rossillon. She was born in New Brunswick, and received a bachelors degree in Political Science from the Universit Laval. She has lived in Honduras, Peru, and Togo, and now lives in the Abitibi region of Quebec.

Jocelyne Saucier has written two novels. Her previous novel, La vie comme une image, was shortlisted for the Governor General''s Literary Award. Les hritiers de la mine was also met with critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Prix France-Qubec Philippe-Rossillon. She was born in New Brunswick, and received a bachelor''s degree in Political Science from the Universit Laval. She has lived in Honduras, Peru, and Togo, and now lives in the Abitibi region of Quebec.

Jocelyne Saucier has written two novels. Her previous novel, La vie comme une image, was shortlisted for the Governor Generals Literary Award. Les hritiers de la mine was also met with critical acclaim and was a finalist for the Prix France-Qubec Philippe-Rossillon. She was born in New Brunswick, and received a bachelors degree in Political Science from the Universit Laval. She has lived in Honduras, Peru, and Togo, and now lives in the Abitibi region of Quebec.

Trade Paperback

160 Pages, 5.13 x 7.63 x 0.41 in

April 3, 2010

CORMORANT BOOKS

English


1897151373
9781897151372

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