by Alain Lamaison · Editions Gascogne · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782366660982
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«La Dame de Chalosse (Armantine), tomo 1» is the historical novel by Alain Lamaison, published by Editions Gascogne in paperback (237 pages, in French).
Armantine, daughter of a sharecropper from Chalosse, enters service at thirteen as a linen maid in the home of a local deputy. Her mentor takes her to Chile, where she becomes his housekeeper during his time as ambassador. When he dies, she returns to her roots as a farmer and pailleuse, refusing to serve the bourgeoisie. The novel champions her craft.
First installment of the series «La Dame de Chalosse», set in Aquitaine and linked to French terroir literature.
For readers of historical fiction, terroir literature, and stories of rural life in early 20th-century France.
