L'oeil bleu
- Publisher
- Bouton d'or Acadie
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2024
- Category
- General, Adolescence, Travel
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9782897503604
- Publish Date
- Jan 2024
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
In the summer of 1788, Alexis has taken to the sea once again, this time on a merchant ship travelling between Halifax and the West Indies. During a stopover in New Orleans, he happens upon Captain Gomez, whom he met two years ago in California. Captain Gomez hires Alexis to manage his farm, where Alexis finds Hugh and Marie, friends from his West coast adventures. He also meets Emma, a young slave with many hidden talents. His stay at the farm will not be restful, however. A powerful man from the region goes after Manon, the pretty daughter of a collector whom Alexis met in Santo Domingo. Her brother Louis asks the young Acadian to hide her at the farm while he organizes her escape. Meanwhile, Alexis debates his plans for the future and is haunted by the vision of a blue eye enclosed by white lids.
About the authors
Danielle S. Marcotte, passionate about history, is a writer based in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. She was a radio host, director, and journalist for more than thirty years and has lived in Québec and in the Maritimes. L?oeil bleu is the sixteenth book she has penned.
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Réjean Roy grew up in Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick. He studied biology in Québec, where he also enrolled in fine arts classes. Aft er spending ten years in Gaspésie and a year in Outaouais, he returned to live in New Brunswick. Drawing has always been a part of his life, and nature his greatest inspiration. Since his beginnings with Bouton d?or Acadie, Réjean Roy has written and illustrated over thirty books. His paintings are coveted by collectors and he is a top notch illustrator.
