Following one French-Canadian habitant from his supposed vocation for the priesthood onward, the novel moves through village life along the St. Lawrence: a family migration, a sorcerer and the dreaded loup-garou, the mail coach, a loan that goes wrong, and the arrival in St. Placide of a dandified city man in a grey frock coat.
Warm, closely observed scenes of rural Quebec for readers who enjoyed the author’s Little Stories of Quebec. Download the free EPUB.