Suzanne / Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette ; translated by Rhonda Mullins.
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette never knew her mother's mother. Curious to understand why her grandmother, Suzanne, a sometime painter and poet associated with Les Automatistes, a movement of dissident artists that included Paul-Émile Borduas, abandoned her husband and young family, Barbeau-Lavalette hired a private detective to piece together Suzanne's life. This is a fictionalized account of Suzanne's life over eighty-five years, from Montreal to New York to Brussels, from lover to lover, through an abortion, alcoholism, Buddhism, and an asylum. It takes readers through the Great Depression, Québec's Quiet Revolution, women's liberation, and the American civil rights movement, offering a portrait of a volatile, fascinating woman on the margins of history. And it's a granddaughter's search for a past for herself, for understanding and forgiveness.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781552453476
- Physical Description: 261 p. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st English ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : Coach House Books, 2017.
Content descriptions
Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
Awards Note: | 2019 Canada Reads Shortlist. |
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Subject: | Grandmothers > Fiction. Women artists > Canada > Fiction. Independence in women > Fiction. Montréal (Québec) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. |
Topic Heading: | Canada Reads 2019 shortlist |
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- 30 of 30 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Nakusp Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Nakusp Public Library | FIC BAR (Text) | 35160000745795 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |