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Suzanne Desrochers's Bride Of New France: Analysis

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In 2012, Suzanne Desrochers published the book Bride of New France. This work tells the story of Laure Beauséjour who is taken from her family and placed in the Salpêtrière, an institution known for housing prostitutes, mentally disabled and the poor in Paris, France. The main character imagines becoming a seamstress and marrying a wealthy man making a better life for herself but her dream soon comes to an end. Laure is sent to New France as a “fille du roi” and expected to marry one of the many men living in Ville-Marie. It is the intent of this essay to discuss and asses Desrochers’ portrayal of Ville-Marie in New France in 1669. More specifically, this paper will asses the historical accuracy of life in the settlement. In order to do this,

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