It's a precarious enough existence that takes a tragic turn when Elodie, along with thousands of other orphans in Quebec, is declared mentally ill as the result of a new law that provides more funding to psychiatric hospitals than to orphanages. When she becomes pregnant at fifteen, her parents force her to give baby Elodie up for adoption and get her life 'back on track'.Įlodie is raised in Quebec's impoverished orphanage system. But Maggie's heart is captured by Gabriel Phénix. Maggie's English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter that don't include marriage to the poor French boy on the next farm over. In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility - much like Maggie Hughes' parents. Love historical fiction? Check out these 12 Canadian novels this summer.
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