UNE JEUNE FEMME EN GUERRE T 01 ETE 1943 PRINTEMPS 1944

Lucie Bélanger life seems drawn in advance: she married Francis at the end of the war and become a respectable woman notary who will raise their children in accordance with the traditions. But this is not her fiance Lucie loves, and this is not the kind of life she wants to live ... This difficult struggle for freedom , Lucy takes her to a world torn by the Second War . With this seventh novel public, Maryse Rouy offers us a beautiful reconstruction of Quebec 1940s through the eyes of a touching heroine , inventive and courageous face of adversity . A great historical novel that literally devours : strongly on! Montreal , 1943 During these years of war and restrictions , Lucie Bélanger, twenty years old, dreams of freedom and emancipation. In the grip of a tyrannical father who remains confined to Lucie readying his " weapons". In order to earn a living and be independent, she spends the months remaining until his twenty-first birthday to learn a trade secret from his father , aided in this endeavor by her mother, who pays him lessons secretarial, Giuseppe , the old Italian photographer and his girlfriend Jacinta. Betrothed against her will at the age of sixteen, this young woman full of romantic ideals will quickly face the vagaries of a life that is no gift. The scientist plan concocted by Lucy will not work as planned ... To leave childhood, it will also leave innocence. La vie de Lucie Bélanger semble tracée d'avance : elle épousera François à la fin de la guerre et deviendra une respectable femme de notaire qui élèvera ses enfants dans le respect des traditions. Mais ce n'est pas son fiancé que Lucie aime, et ce n'est pas non plus le genre de vie qu'elle veut vivre... Cette difficile lutte pour la liberté, Lucie la mène dans un monde bouleversé par la Deuxième Guerre. Avec ce septième roman grand public, Maryse Rouy nous propose une belle reconstitution du Québec des années 1940 à travers le destin d'une héroïne touchante.....