young women, their lives shadowed by nations in lconflict, begin a friendship

A CROSSINGS® BOOK CLUB EDITION wo young women, their lives shadowed by nations in conflict, begin a friendship that will propel them on a journey from which they can never turn back. The year was 1753, and the lines of separation wer drawn. The French had named the region Acadia "beloved home." When the British came soon after.il battled with the French on the new continent as they had in Europe for centuries. The settlers of Acadia were either French or English, and though their villages might be but a stone's throw apart, most could go an entire lifetime without speaking to someone from the other side. And then the chance encounter in a meadow of wild flowers. The reling Face ISBN 0-7642-2177-9 780764 221774 20272