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Marie Arnault, née en 1650, est courtisée par son beau-père, un puissant magistrat. Elle n'a quinze que ans et aime Jacob, le fils d'un seigneur voisin, huguenot pour son plus grand malheur. Jacob est envoyé aux galères et Marie fuit à Paris. Après de nombreuses péripéties, elle est forcée d'immigrer au Québec comme "Fille du Roi," épouse destinée aux colons de la Nouvelle-France. Un roman tout en rebondissements.
Marie Arnault, born in 1650, is courted by her stepfather, a powerful magistrate. She is only fifteen years old and is in love with Jacob, the son of a neighboring lord, and unfortunately a Huguenot. Jacob is sent to the galleys and Marie runs away to Paris. After numerous adventures, she is forced to emigrate to Quebec as a "Daughter of the King," a wife intended for the French New World colonies. A novel with new developments at every turn.
260 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998