Duty to the Crown, Aimie K. Runyan
Duty to the Crown, Aimie K. Runyan
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Duty to the Crown

Author: Aimie K. Runyan

Narrator: Esther Wane

Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/12/2018


Synopsis

Set amid the promise and challenge of the first Canadian colonies, Aimie K. Runyan's vividly rendered novel provides a fascinating portrait of the women who would become the founding mothers of New France.

In 1677, an invisible wall separates settlers in New France from their Huron neighbors. Yet whether in the fledgling city of Quebec or within one of the native tribes, every woman's fate depends on the man she chooses—or is obligated—to marry.

Although Claudine Deschamps and Gabrielle Giroux both live within the settlement, their prospects are very different. French-born Claudine has followed her older sister across the Atlantic hoping to attract a wealthy husband through her beauty and connections. Gabrielle, orphan daughter of the town drunkard, is forced into a loveless union by a cruel law that requires her to marry by her sixteenth birthday. And Manon Lefebvre, born in the Huron village and later adopted by settlers, has faced the prejudices of both societies and is convinced she can no longer be accepted in either. Drawn into unexpected friendship through their loves, losses, and dreams of home and family, all three women will have to call on their bravery and resilience to succeed in this new world . . .

About Aimie K. Runyan

Aimie K. Runyan, member of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and Women's Fiction Writers Association, has been an avid student of French and francophone studies for more than fifteen years. While working on her master's thesis on the brave women who helped found French Canada, she was fortunate enough to win a generous grant from the Quebec government to study onsite for three months, which enabled the detailed research necessary for her work. Aimie lives in Colorado with her husband and two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on February 17, 2018

Duty to the Crown is an immensely compelling story, set in the colony of New France and the city of Quebec in the 17th century. It follows the lives of several young women on the cusp of womanhood, trying to find their place in this challenging new world. Manon is a young Huron girl who has been rai......more

Goodreads review by Brandi on September 28, 2016

I am so glad I got to spend more time in New France; while I am pulled into the character's lives on a personal level, I enjoy learning so much about their society and the challenges faced during colonial times. Runyan really embodies making the personal political, bring this historical fiction well......more

Goodreads review by A Holland Reads on October 17, 2016

This book was just as good if not better than the first one in this series. I love how the author captures the time and place and makes you feel as if you are a part of this story. We have all read the story of the American colonies but Aimie gives us a glimpse into the Canadian colonies. Since I kn......more

Goodreads review by Kara Runyan on September 18, 2016

This book is amazing! I received a pre-release copy and loved every bit of it. The characters and the details of their lives are so very well thought out and written. This book is the perfect follow-up to "Promised the Crown". I am not a historical buff, but thoroughly enjoyed the amount of history......more