by Julia Malye · Editorial Empúries · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788419729873
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In 1720 Paris, the superior of La Salpêtrière is tasked with selecting a hundred young volunteers to send to Louisiana and marry them to French colonists. Among them, three very different friends: Charlotte, a twelve-year-old orphan with a sharp tongue; Pétronille, a young aristocrat without money and rejected by her family; and Geneviève, a known abortionist. These strangers, united by destiny, must defy adversity and live a life full of adventures and discoveries, marked by loves, births, duels, cruelty and unexpected pleasures, forging an unbreakable friendship.
This historical novel, written by Julia Malye, transports us to 18th century Louisiana, exploring themes of friendship, desire and female survival in a colonial setting. The author paints a cruel and luminous fresco of this colony called New France, revealing a literary prodigy that has captivated critics and readers alike.
