The Foreigners of Saint-Michel 01: Marie

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In Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, at two pivotal times in our history, a courageous woman and her daughter fight for their survival and freedom. 1759. Marie arrives from Nantes in Saint-Michel with her lover, Gabriel. They settle in the small white house by the river, dream of starting a family, and live happily... until the English arrive. 1775. Marie, a strong and determined woman, fights against the ghosts of the past and raises her daughter, Bénédicte, who has become a teenager. Her orderly life and the help she provides to the priest, who has taken her under his wing, fulfill her. When the American rebels pose a new threat to the inhabitants of Saint-Michel and an English officer appears, with whom she had run-ins fifteen years earlier, then a mysterious Bostonian who revives buried emotions, Marie must question many of her beliefs. What kind of future can Marie hope for in this village where she feels like a foreigner? Between the French War of Conquest and the American invasion, she learned that before thinking about the future, one must first survive….

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    In Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, at two pivotal times in our history, a courageous woman and her daughter fight for their survival and freedom. 1759. Marie arrives from Nantes in Saint-Michel with her lover, Gabriel. They settle in the small white house by the river, dream of starting a family, and live happily... until the English arrive. 1775. Marie, a strong and determined woman, fights against the ghosts of the past and raises her daughter, Bénédicte, who has become a teenager. Her orderly life and the help she provides to the priest, who has taken her under his wing, fulfill her. When the American rebels pose a new threat to the inhabitants of Saint-Michel and an English officer appears, with whom she had run-ins fifteen years earlier, then a mysterious Bostonian who revives buried emotions, Marie must question many of her beliefs. What kind of future can Marie hope for in this village where she feels like a foreigner? Between the French War of Conquest and the American invasion, she learned that before thinking about the future, one must first survive….

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