Forgive me, Father

By Louise S. Appell

This is a story about four generations of French-Canadians living in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1937. The country is still in the throes of the Great Depression. Living together, sharing chores,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420857576
• ISBN13: 9781420857573
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A rich reading experience

Louise Appell's novel is a well-crafted, wonderful, in-depth look at family, ethnicity, religion, and social history. Set in a French-Canadian, working-class milieu on the edge of Smith College in Northampton (where the author would eventually graduate), this novel is a great read and pays off with depth in character and a full portrayal of the undercurrent of problems that runs beneath the dailiness of lives. It's a moving tangle and the author brings it to life. As it is part of a planned triology, we have much to look forward to.

Inheritance and sibling rivalry

Who hasn't compared themselves to a sibling? Who hasn't wanted to be the favorite? Brothers and their expectations collide in this novel set in a Northampton, MA just before WWII. Not many writers have mined the experience of the French-speaking emigrants in the milltowns of New England but this writer has.

French-Canadian Family Life in 1937

Takes you back in time when families all lived near to each other and wondered what would happen when the oldest member passes on. Has you wondering if who things would be left to, will always be fair ? You get to know the four generations involved and feel like they are a part of your own family. You can't stop reading till you find out how everything will turn out