The King’s Daughter
The King’s Daughter by Suzanne Martel is a revised edition published by Douglas & McIntyre in 1994. This 231-page book is written in English and follows the journey of Jeanne Chatel, an eighteen-year-old orphan who dreams of adventure. Summoned to sail from France to North America, she is set to become a king’s daughter and marry a French settler, leading her into a life filled with unexpected challenges and experiences.
Readers will find that Jeanne’s new life is far from what she envisioned, as her husband is a trapper with two small children living in a remote cabin. With her husband often away, Jeanne confronts daily dangers but draws on her bravery and spirit to adapt to her new surroundings. The narrative explores themes of action and adventure, as well as the historical context of royalty and life in Canada during this period.
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Jeanne Chatel has always dreamed of adventure. So when the eighteen-year-old orphan is summoned to sail from France to the wilds of North America to become a king’s daughter and marry a French settler, she doesn’t hesitate.
Her new husband is not the dashing military man she has dreamed of, but a trapper with two small children who lives in a small cabin in the woods. With her husband away trapping much of the time, Jeanne faces danger daily, but the bravery and spirit that brought her to this wild place never fail her, and she soon learns to be truly at home in her new land.
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