"Rose à Charlitte" by Marshall Saunders is a story set in the late 1800s, telling of a young man named Vesper L. Nimmo, who is burdened by his family's dark history and a possible curse related to wrongs committed against the Acadians. He travels to Nova Scotia hoping to understand his family's past and make amends for an ancestor's actions, where he meets Rose à Charlitte, a strong young woman running an inn in the Acadian community. Through interactions with his mother and a young boy named Henry, Vesper's character is developed as he reflects on the weight of his family's legacy and prepares for his journey, highlighting the tensions between the English and the Acadians and paving the way for Vesper's search for redemption amidst themes of heritage, identity, and responsibility to society.
Rose à Charlitte
By Marshall Saunders
Haunted by his family's past misdeeds, a young man journeys to a distant land to confront old wrongs and find redemption in an unexpected encounter with a resilient young woman.
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About the AuthorMargaret Marshall Saunders CBE was a prolific Canadian writer of children's stories and romance novels, a lecturer, and an animal rights advocate. She was an active member of the Local Council of Women of Halifax.
Margaret Marshall Saunders CBE was a prolific Canadian writer of children's stories and romance novels, a lecturer, and an animal rights advocate. She was an active member of the Local Council of Women of Halifax.
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