by Jacques Duquesne · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246264514
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«Catherine Courage» is the novel by Jacques Duquesne, published by B. Grasset in 1990, in paperback (272 pages, in French).
Set in 1891, it opens with an event that marks Catherine, daughter of Maria Vandamme: the death of a child in her arms leads her to try to become a doctor, even though almost all doors are closed to women. Her determination leads her from northern France to the Parisian circles of salons, the press and hospitals.
Catherine Courage concludes Jacques Duquesne's trilogy, which began with Maria Vandamme and Alice Van Meulen.
For readers interested in the French novel with a historical background and in female protagonists who challenge the conventions of their era.
Jacques Duquesne was a French journalist and writer.
