Acadian Stories

Answers From The Past is the sequel to Catherine's Cadeau, an historical novel set in colonial America. Monique LeBlanc, the main character, learns about her Acadian heritage from her professor, David Broussard. When Monique's cousin Michelle and her husband Jacques are the featured performers at a summer concert in Nova Scotia, Monique goes there with them. She brings a picture of her late mother, Catherine, to take to Grand-Pre Park when when she visits there. Her mother, before her death, had often talked about visiting the place where thousands of their Acadian ancestors were declared prisoners of the British Crown and deported from their homelands. Monique visits the Park, and there she meets an elderly priest, Father Allain. He takes her back to 1755, where she lives in Grand-Pre and lives through the deportation and exile of her people. The reader goes back and forth from the present, where there is a massive search for Monique, and the past, where her tragic past life unfolds.

Sofia likes to think she has the best of everything. The young Parisian revels under the bright city lights, culture and refinery of her hometown. It is all she has ever known... until now. Her carefully manicured world comes crashing down around her as she finds herself in a different place and, worse, a different time. Robbed of the comforts of home, Sofia is forced to endure the cruelties of the Acadian Expulsion. Along the way she will be pushed to the edge of her limits, discover an unexpected love, and relearn who she is. Surivivng the past will not be easy, but what choice does she have?

Here are some poems that I wrote when I had some free time. They are all very personal and hopefully, you'll understand the message that I'm trying to give to anyone who reads my works. Some poems were originally written in French but they have their translation underneath! Enjoy :)

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