A sophisticated multi-generational saga that received stellar reviews across the country, Where the River Narrows begins with the mysterious figure of Antonio Tremblay, the mythical coureur de bois living in the forests surrounding Chicoutimi, Quebec
Sweeping effortlessly across the centuries, from the French royal court to the founding of Quebec City, from the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 to the FLQ Crisis, this compelling tale lays bare the daily lives of the Tremblay family. It is Lucie, a child of the ?60s, facing a troubled marriage, who begins the long journey back, bringing to lifea history she had glimpsed only in schoolbooks. From the beginning, she senses that there are long-buried secrets shaping the Tremblays? destinies, secrets that draw her into the dark forests of her ancestors. Where the River Narrows resonates with joie de vivre as the Tremblays fight and reconcile, mourn and worship, hate and love one another. A richly satisfying read, it will capture the hearts and minds of readers everywhere.
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