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Evangeline's Journey

by Cathie Pelletier

A classic Acadian story retold in prose

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A classic Acadian story retold in prose

Cathie Pelletier adapts Longfellow’s fictional account of Evangeline, a seventeen-year-old searching for Gabriel after the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians from maritime Canada. Recast as a novel, the story connects a personal search for a lost love with the history of forced displacement. Its setting offers a way into Acadian history and into broader questions of migration, while the source describes Evangeline as determined in the face of upheaval. The book is presented as an adaptation for contemporary students as well as a retelling for a wider readership.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction rooted in Canadian history
  • Readers exploring Acadian history, migration, or stories of displacement
  • Students seeking a prose adaptation of Longfellow’s Evangeline

Themes

Acadian historyForced displacement and migrationLove and separationDetermination amid upheaval

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Book overview

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie," tells the fictional story of a seventeen-year-old girl who searches for Gabriel, her lost love, amid the 1755 expulsion of the Acadians from maritime Canada.

Now, acclaimed novelist Cathie Pelletier, descended from Acadians herself, adapts the story with a more modern sensibility and retells it in novel form for readers of all ages. This prose retelling makes the story not just accessible, but teachable for today's students. And the triumphant ending shows us a determined young women who manages to rise above even the worst of human upheavals.

At a time when immigration and migration are at the forefront of news cycles, the historic displacement of the Acadians deserves a deeper look.
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