Suzanne. [online electronic book]
Suzanne. [online electronic book]
Former Title
:
Femme qui fuit
By
:
Barbeau-Lavalette, Anaïs, 1979-
Publication Date
:
2017
Subject Term
:
German fiction.
Electronic books.
Grandmothers -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Montréal (Québec) -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Additional Contributors
:
Mullins, Rhonda, 1966-
Summary
:
AnaÞis Barbeau-Lavalette never knew her mother’s mother. Curious to understand why her grandmother, Suzanne, a sometime painter and poet associated with Les Automatistes, a movement of dissident artists that included Paul-ÔEmile Borduas, abandoned her husband and young family, Barbeau-Lavalette hired a private detective to piece together Suzanne’s life. This is a fictionalized account of Suzanne’s life over eighty-five years, from Montreal to New York to Brussels, from lover to lover, through an abortion, alcoholism, Buddhism, and an asylum. It takes readers through the Great Depression, QuÔebec's Quiet Revolution, women’s liberation, and the American civil rights movement, offering a portrait of a volatile, fascinating woman on the margins of history. And it’s a granddaughter’s search for a past for herself, for understanding and forgiveness.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9783732557370
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