Died on May 10, at the age of 70, following cancer, the author of novels with a historical flavor and Austenian at heart Diane Lacombe has not been idle during the past year despite the disease. In addition to signing the English version of his novel The Chatelaine of Mallaig (VLB, 2002) and to recount the life of his ancestors in The Wolf’s Tooth (Laurent Lavigne, 2023), the native of Trois-Rivières delivered a charming story evoking Pride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen, and The four daughters of Doctor March, by Louisa May Alcott. There, however, the comparison ends. “Notary Hart’s four daughters greeted the unveiling of the final guest list with resignation. Certainly, there are balls there where people dance with a very Victorian modesty and four marriageable girls who dream of love and emancipation, alas! the outcomes are telegraphed, the descriptions summaries, the characters roughly sketched out, and the quality of the French leaves much to be desired.
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