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Enchantment And Sorrow: The Autobiography Of Gabrielle Roy

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Le récit de sa vie est peut-être le plus beau qu'ait jamais écrit Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983). Vibrant, lumineux et émouvant. Il porte l'empreinte de cette grande écrivaine à la personnalité forte, attachante, sensible, pleine de charme et de vitalité. L'auteure de Bonheur d'occasion y retrace ce qu'on pourrait appeler ses années de formation: sa jeunesse dans la petite comm ...more
Paperback , 414 pages
Published by Lester & Orpen Dennys Publishers (first published 1984)
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Gay Kauffman
The author writes her memoirs, reflecting on her life in St. Boniface, MB and later in Paris, London and Montreal. Her tale of being French in Western Canada was of particular interest to me. Much of her story is about her struggle to find herself and her purpose. She struggles with depression and ennui. The book ends when she is in her 30s, although she was in her 80s when she wrote the book. I read the book in English.
Karin
Man, talk about tedious! There were some interesting bits, but overall this just felt like someone grieving their own death and reliving their life through the pen.
Joyce
I just picked up this book and am looking forward to reading it over the holidays. Roy's books are an inspiration to all Canadians who enjoy our history. Her personal story is one of courage and brilliance. I'm happy she was rewarded with so many accolades in her lifetime. Who, upon reading The Tin Flute wouldn't have an undertanding of our French Canadians passion for identity. There rests the WAterhen a classic for Manitobans. I hope to find in this book what motivated this woman.
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Gabrielle Roy was born in March 1909 in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, the youngest of eleven children. Her mother and father, then, were relatively old at the time of her birth -- 42 and 59 respectively. Like Christine's father in Rue Deschambault (Street of Riches), Léon Roy worked as a colonisation officer for the Department of Immigration, a position he held between 1897 and 1915. His politically m ...more
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