Lucien
Item
Title
Lucien
Creator
Parsons, Vivian (LaJeunesse)
Description
Novel set near Trois-Rivières, Québec, that begins with the birth of a first child - a daughter, Lucien - to Marie Charbonneau, whose husband Léonce despairs for not having a son to work on their farm. Two hundred miles away, the first-cousins Phonce and Pierre are married and forced to leave their home, later giving birth to a son. The lives of both families and their subsequent children as they come to live side-by-side on neighboring farms. The later life of a maligned Lucien. Winner of the 1938 Avery Hopwood Prize at the University of Michigan. From the author of "Not Without Honor" (1941).
Source
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company Publishers
Date
1939
Language
en
Type
Book
Identifier
Coverage
ca. 1875
Trois-Rivières, Québec
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
New York, New York