After they came to the States, the children were repeatedly reminded that they were born in Quebec City, Canada and not in France. War tears a village apart--and spurs one young man to seek justice--in Bob Aubin's epic paperback novel, A Place Called Lucat. When World War II takes ahold of Lucat, France, aristocrat Henri Dubois seizes upon an opportunity. Turning in his Jewish neighbors to the French police, he makes a fortune selling the possessions they are forced to leave behind. But soon the situation becomes too volatile, the war ends, and Henri flees with his family to Canada and later...
After they came to the States, the children were repeatedly reminded that they were born in Quebec City, Canada and not in France. War tears a village...
Big John Maclean's life is altered in an instant as a teenager upon the sudden death of his father at which time he assumes responsibility for the welfare of his large family. Undertaking the grueling work of commercial fishing, he helps support them while pursuing his education before settling into a quiet existence of books, teaching, and lobstering on Cape Cod. It's a life filled with friendship, purpose, and solitude-one without the love of his life. Years before, Melissa Gray had left him-never telling him about his son. She raises young William in a world of wealth and privilege, and...
Big John Maclean's life is altered in an instant as a teenager upon the sudden death of his father at which time he assumes responsibility for the wel...
