A Woman of Valour
The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle
Biography & Memoir, Religious, Nonfiction, Family & Relationships
| Author: | Claire Trépanier | ISBN: | 9781897425855 |
| Publisher: | Athabasca University Press | Publication: | April 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | AU Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Claire Trépanier |
| ISBN: | 9781897425855 |
| Publisher: | Athabasca University Press |
| Publication: | April 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | AU Press |
| Language: | English |
A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village.However, after several years together, Bouchard’s husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his family as a result. Through interviews and documentation, Claire Trépanier tells Bouchard’s story of survival while highlighting the history of women’s stature in Canada, and raising a question about the celibacy of Catholic priests.
A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village.However, after several years together, Bouchard’s husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his family as a result. Through interviews and documentation, Claire Trépanier tells Bouchard’s story of survival while highlighting the history of women’s stature in Canada, and raising a question about the celibacy of Catholic priests.
