L'Amérique n'est blanche qu'en hiver

Synopsis of L'Amérique n'est blanche qu'en hiver

«L'Amérique n'est blanche qu'en hiver» is the novel by Bianca Joubert, published by Les Avrils in paperback (206 pages, in French).

Bianca Joubert reconstructs from archives the story of her great-grandmother Adriana, a Mi'kmaq orphan adopted by a white family in the Bas-Saint-Laurent of the early 20th century, after years of ignoring her roots. Adriana's love for a fugitive Black man links the family's fate to slavery and racial domination.

For readers interested in family memory, Canada's Indigenous history, and reflection on racism and identity.