The author of this debut historical romance is a former journalist and librarian. She has never regretted immigrating to Canada as a young woman but she remembers well the sense of dislocation that can follow leaving family, friends and familiar places behind.
Escaping from a bad marriage is challenging in any age. It was fraught with danger in 17th century New France when a runaway bride could expect censure from society and Church, even if she found an honest way of earning a living.