A historical and psychosocial novel. In 1930, Marie is a teacher at a rural school in Coteau Rouge, a suburb of Montreal. Éva, a Franco-American, is a research assistant in the Department of French Studies at Boston University, but she works during the summer at a hotel in Ogunquit, Maine. Despite the distance between them, they find themselves in a similar situation involving a man. Everything should drive them apart, but…Forbidden places, suspense, and raw emotions ensure the appeal of this book, which ventures off the beaten path.The author has crafted a historical and psychosocial novel that stands out for its originality and boldness.

A historical and psychosocial novel. In 1930, Marie is a teacher at a rural school in Coteau Rouge, a suburb of Montreal. Éva, a Franco-American, is a research assistant in the Department of French Studies at Boston University, but she works during the summer at a hotel in Ogunquit, Maine. Despite the distance between them, they find themselves in a similar situation involving a man. Everything should drive them apart, but…Forbidden places, suspense, and raw emotions ensure the appeal of this book, which ventures off the beaten path.The author has crafted a historical and psychosocial novel that stands out for its originality and boldness.