A Local French Affair: An accusation divides a small village

By Graham Bishop

The Great War is over, and life is slowly modernising in rural France, but old attitudes and prejudices die hard in the small village where 19-year-old Marie is growing up. When valuable precious jewels go missing in the household where she works as a maid, Marie is accused by the family of stealing them. The close-knit village is quickly divided by the accusation and daily life becomes difficult for Marie and her father. Struggling to deal with the fallout and scared her future will be forever tainted by the rumours, Marie and her new husband seize the opportunity to emigrate to Quebec, hoping for a fresh start. But with recession hitting Canada over long, desperately cold winters, life for the young French couple isn't everything they hoped it would be. Can they beat the odds, or will the extreme conditions in Quebec prove as much a challenge as the attitudes they left behind in the village?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1731335059
• ISBN13: 9781731335050
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"