01683cam a2200253 i 4500 9781487000172 (paperback) 1487000170 (paperback) 9781487000189 1487000189 NLC fre C843 AWA 1993 C165 Or. Blais, Marie-Claire, The acacia gardens / 171 pages ; 21 cm Translation of: Aux jardins des acacias. The characters in Blais's novel question the purpose of their lives as they are confronted by an evil that has taken root among them. What anxiety grips Petites Cendres as he runs towards the sea in the sunshine on a warm tropical morning' Shouldn't he be reassured by the thought that he now lives at the Acacia Gardens, a comfortable home where all find care, understanding, and healing' How can Fleur, the young musical prodigy, listen to the diabolical confessions of Wrath, the fugitive priest, without shuddering' And, can Daniel the writer finish his novel, the one he has been working on for twenty years, despite his sensitivity and empathy for all creatures, even if they are the most humble, like the lizard he inadvertently crushed under his sandal' With this latest novel, Marie-Claire Blais once again gives us a vibrant portrait that embraces the span of life-from birth to death and beyond. Her characters question their purpose and what will come after, as they are confronted by evil that lives and that has taken root. French-Canadian fiction French-Canadian fiction French-Canadian fiction. Spencer, Nigel, AEDBB 19323 19323 0 0 0 C_843_000000000000000_AWA_1993_C165_OR 0 84652 LBC LBC C165 2020-09-23 A34942 C843 AWA 1993 C165 Or. 2020-09-23 2020-09-23 EK