Look Homeward Angel

by Peggy Darty

Life for Angelique Boudreau has always been lovely and simple. She is content to live in her Nova Scotian fishing community; she is glad that she will soon have a new baby brother or sister; and most of all she is happy that she will soon be the wife of Joseph Landry, the man she loves more than all of the world. But on a gray afternoon in October, Angelique's happiness is stolen when Redcoats deport the Frenchmen including her father and Joseph from the community. She and her mother are left to fend for themselves, facing dangers and uncertainty. As tragedy after tragedy pile up in her life, Angelique feels as though her heart will break. How can she keep hatred from ruling her heart when she may never see her beloved Joseph again? Heartsong Presents #367, February, 2000.

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Peggy Darty is the award-winning author of 27 novels, as well as numerous novellas and articles. Her credits include Random House/Waterbrook, Zondervan, Multnomah, Guideposts, Barbour, Bantam and Sunn Classic Films. She has worked in film, researched for CBS, and taught in writing workshops around the country.

Reviews

[Dennis Pardillo]

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[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is from the Heartsong Presents historical series, sweet historical romances in various settings with an inspirational theme. This particular book is set during the Acadian removal from Canada in 1755.

Seventeen-year-old Angelique Boudreau couldn't be happier, for she is soon to marry nineteen-year-old Joseph Landry, the man she loves more than anything in the world. But it's October of 1755, and life for Angelique, Joseph, and the other Acadians in their town of Grand Pre, Nova Scotia is about to change forever. One terrible day, the Acadian men of Grand Pre are deported by the British, and Angelique fears she will never see her father and her beloved Joseph again. Because her mother is eight months pregnant and feeling very poorly, Angelique is left behind with her when most of the Acadian women are deported as well. Angelique and her mother struggle to make it on their own until they can find out where the men were sent and follow them. Meanwhile, Joseph struggles with his unbearable longing to see Angelique again as he must care for her sick father. Will Angelique and Joseph ever be reunited?

This book was a nice, sweet story, which I really enjoyed as a fan of sweet romances. I also loved the unique historical setting. However, the ending was a bit abrupt, and Angelique and Joseph were apart for much of the story. I would have liked to see a bit more of them together. I would still recommend this book to both teens and adults who enjoy sweet historical romances, as it is overall an enjoyable read.