A crossing of hearts / Michel Tremblay ; translated by Sheila Fischman.
| Author/creator | Tremblay, Michel, 1942- author. |
| Other author | Fischman, Sheila translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : Talonbooks, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 196 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Traversée des sentiments. English |
| Series | The Desrosiers diaspora novel series ; III Tremblay, Michel, 1942- Desrosiers diaspora ; 3. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Abstract | "Crossing of Hearts continues Michel Tremblay's Desrosiers Diaspora series of novels, a family saga set in Montreal during World War I. August 1915. Montreal is stifled by a heat wave while war rages in Europe. The three Desrosiers sisters - Tititte, Teena, and Maria - had been planning a whole week of vacation in the mountains, doing nothing but gossip, laugh, drink, and overeat while basking in the sun. Maria had decided to leave her children, Nana and Théo, in Montreal, in the care of a neighbour, Madame Desbaillets, who gives her a hand when she needs it. Now Maria's children come roaring into the kitchen, pink with pleasure, begging to come too. "I keep telling you, Momma, we'll be as quiet as little mice," Nana assures her. "We'll hardly take up any room. You won't even know we're there." Reluctantly, Maria gives in and takes her children along on the week-long trip to the Laurentian Mountains to visit family. As the reader views the journey through young Nana's eyes, we come to understand the impoverished circumstances they leave behind in Montreal only to find poverty ever more present in the country. Yet there it is surrounded by mountains, reflected in a lovely lake, and the blue sky gives them a moment of respite. It feels good to get out of town, and Tremblay's writing remains so vivid that the reader imagines themselves dipping toes into cool lake water along with the family. Encounters with rural relatives crystallize young Nana's true feelings for her mother, as confidences and family secrets fuse day into night. This third novel in Tremblay's Desrosiers Diaspora series bursts with life as Nana, the young city girl, explores the natural world - and the enchanted forest of her inner, maturing self. The novel also further develops the character of Maria so that we understand her motivations more fully, and offers recognizable nods to the history of Quebec and the dynamics of the family under the strictures of the Catholic church."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "This work was originally published in French as La traversée des sentiments by Lémeac Éditeur, Montreal, Quebec, and Actes Sud, France in 2009."--Title page verso. |
| Language | Translated from the French. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| ISBN | 1772010111 (softcover) |
| ISBN | 9781772010114 (softcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PQ3919.2.T73 T68513 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |