Like Snow Before Sun by Marianne Rabalais Sulser
Acadia, a place you probably aren’t familiar with, because a
British conspiracy mostly eradicated its population. Arcadia was the area of Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Northern Maine. In 1755, a plot between
the Lt. Governor of Arcadia and the Governor of Massachusetts removed between 11,000
and 15,000 Arcadians from their land and homes.
The book is historic in nature, but a fictionalized version
of what happened. Jeanne LeJeune is the progeny
of a French merchant trader and a Mi’kmaw woman. She meets an English militia colonel who
changes her life.
The book is a sad commentary on the despicable actions of
many of our ancestors. How we treated First
Citizens like the Mi’kmaw people, and immigrants that preceded the later
colonists, is shown.
It isn’t too hard to look at the current issues with
immigration and draw parallels. Imagine
the current immigrants relocating the present population. Makes one think, I like books that make me
think as well as entertain me.
In addition to the historical commentary, it is a love story
between two people, laden with the burden of societal differences.
I enjoyed the book and recommend it.
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