The Broken Heart of Winter by Judy LeBlanc
The Broken Heart of Winter speaks to the capacity of the human spirit to love, to adapt, and to carry on.
Acadians
The Acadian Saga: A People’s Story of Exile and Triumph, New & Revised Edition By Dean Jobb
A classic work of Acadian history from the award-winning journalist Dean Jobb is finally back in print.
Two Novels of Le Grand Dérangement
The Great Deportation or Le Grand Dérangement, of the Acadian peoples, began in 1755 in the area now called the Bay of Fundy. Homes and farms were burned, and many of the 14,000 inhabitants of Acadia were herded aboard British ships and sent off to the Thirteen Colonies in what is now the New England states. The following two novels, both suitable for mature young readers on up, focus on this time of upheaval and the separation of families.
Piau: Journey to the Promised Land by Bruce Murray
[dropcap]It [/dropcap]is encouraging to see more books (either fictional or non-fictional) being written about the Acadians and their lives and way of life before and after 1755. That was the year of “Le Grand Dérangement” when they were the victims of cultural genocide by the occupying British command and put on ships to be dispersed …
