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The Novelist And The Nun: Two Sisters, One Bond, Kathleen J. Gaffney
The Novelist And The Nun: Two Sisters, One Bond, Kathleen J. Gaffney
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Gabrielle Roy (1909 - 1983) was a French-Canadian author, journalist and teacher. She was also my third cousin, first cousin of my grandfather, Stephen McEachran. She wrote fiction and nonfiction in the latter part of the twentieth century and her work spotlighted Canada’s poor, immigrants, and marginalized women. Gabrielle Roy rose to fame as a keen-eyed witness and commentator in writings spanning over forty years. Her sister Bernadette (1897 – 1970) lived a more private, spiritual life as a nun, named Sister Léon-de-la-Croix, far away from the public spotlight.
In this thesis I summarize the events that shaped both sisters’ …