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©For People Who Have A Deep Love Of Things VintageĪs New: The book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. There is shelf wear and bending of the corners. The binding is completely intact and strong. The inside pages are clean, completely unmarked, and crisp. Published by Reynal & Hitchcock - 1947 - First Edition Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature. Gabrielle Roy (1909 – 1983) was a Canadian author from St. A parallel thread in the novel is the Lacasse family life, made difficult by their poverty. Despite this, Florentine's attraction towards Jean will have important consequences in her life. Quickly tiring of the relationship, Jean introduces her to a friend, Emmanuel Létourneau, who is a soldier on leave. Wanting to satisfy his withered ego, he agrees to date Florentine. Florentine Lacasse, a young waitress at the 'Five and Ten' restaurant who dreams of a better life and is helping her parents get by, falls in love with Jean Lévesque, an ambitious machinist-electrician.

The story takes place in Montreal, principally in the poor neighborhood of Saint-Henri, between February 1940 and May 1940, during the Second World War, when Quebec is still suffering from the Great Depression.

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