Shadows on the Rock
by:
Willa Cather (author)
Set at the end of the 17th century, this novel describes the quiet, isolated life of Cecile Auclair and her father, the town apothecary.
Set at the end of the 17th century, this novel describes the quiet, isolated life of Cecile Auclair and her father, the town apothecary.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679764045 (0679764046)
Publish date: September 26th 1995
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Canada,
17th Century
This is a historical novel set in Québec at the turn of the century—18th century that is—when Quebec was a French colony and Louis XIV was king of France. For the most part, it deals with the life of an apothecary and his 12-year old daughter. The apothecary accompanied the Count of Frontenac to Qué...
A much later book than most of the WC books I have read, you can def. tell it in the writing style. Although, this is a good book, by no means is it my favorite WC book...it seems to not have the "innocence" that alot of her earlier works has.
Her prose is all color and light-- a beautiful quiet book.
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