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.
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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.
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion by Tyler LeBlanc
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] year 2020 marks 265 years since the Acadian Expulsion (Le Grande Dérangement) in 1755. …
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.
Jacques’ Escape by Anne C. Kelly
Young Jacques Terriot is about to set out on a journey that will teach him the true meaning of family and home, as well as what it means to be Acadian.
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 …
Promises to Keep by Genevieve Graham
Promises to Keep won a 2017 The Very Best! Book Award for Historical Fiction. [dropcap]Set …
Kouchibouguac by Ronald Rudin
Subtitled “Removal, Resistance and Remembrance at a Canadian National Park,” this 400-page book from the …