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2014 Forest of Reading, White Pine Award — Winner, Nonfiction
The true story of how a young Québécois nun ended up a prisoner of war in Buchenwald and how her daughter discovered her secrets.
In this true story, Armande Martel, a young nun from Quebec, is arrested by the Germans in 1940 during a stay at her religious order’s mother house in Brittany. She spends the war years in a German concentration camp. After her return to Canada, she leaves the Church, finds the love of her life in Montreal, and adopts Lise Dion.
Growing up, Lise is familiar with only a few facts of her mother’s past. It’s when she clears her mother’s small apartment after her death that Lise Dion discovers the key to the blue trunk, which was always locked. This key unlocks the mystery of Armande’s early life, and Lise decides to write The Secret of the Blue Trunk.
Editions of The Secret of the Blue Trunk
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781459704510
- EBook
- ISBN 9781459704534
- PDF
- ISBN 9781459704527
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2014 Forest of Reading, White Pine Award — Winner, Nonfiction
The true story of how a young Québécois nun ended up a prisoner of war in Buchenwald and how her daughter discovered her secrets.
In this true story, Armande Martel, a young nun from Quebec, is arrested by the Germans in 1940 during a stay at her religious order’s mother house in Brittany. She spends the war years in a German concentration camp. After her return to Canada, she leaves the Church, finds the love of her life in Montreal, and adopts Lise Dion.
Growing up, Lise is familiar with only a few facts of her mother’s past. It’s when she clears her mother’s small apartment after her death that Lise Dion discovers the key to the blue trunk, which was always locked. This key unlocks the mystery of Armande’s early life, and Lise decides to write The Secret of the Blue Trunk.
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What is The Secret of the Blue Trunk about?
2014 Forest of Reading, White Pine Award — Winner, Nonfiction
The true story of how a young Québécois nun ended up a prisoner of war in Buchenwald and how her daughter discovered her secrets.
In this true story, Armande Martel, a young nun from Quebec, is arrested by the Germans in 1940 during a stay at her religious order’s mother house in Brittany. She spends the war years in a German concentration camp. After her return to Canada, she leaves the Church, finds the love of her life in Montreal, and adopts Lise Dion.
Growing up, Lise is familiar with only a few facts of her mother’s past. It’s when she clears her mother’s small apartment after her death that Lise Dion discovers the key to the blue trunk, which was always locked. This key unlocks the mystery of Armande’s early life, and Lise decides to write The Secret of the Blue Trunk.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Secret of the Blue Trunk?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general
Where can I read a sample of The Secret of the Blue Trunk?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781459704510
How long is The Secret of the Blue Trunk and how many pages does it have?
The Secret of the Blue Trunk has 168 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Secret of the Blue Trunk?
Lise Dion
Who is the Publisher of the book The Secret of the Blue Trunk?
Dundurn Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Secret of the Blue Trunk is available as paperback(ISBN 9781459704510) and ebook(ISBN 9781459704534) and pdf(ISBN 9781459704527)
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