La fourche à loup

Synopsis of La fourche à loup

«La fourche à loup» is the novel by Michelle Clément-Mainard, published by Editions De Borée in paperback (480 pages, in French).

Rural 19th-century France. Marie Therville, a nine-year-old girl, is a shepherdess at the La Colombière farm. When a wolf attacks, she manages to drive it off and earns everyone's admiration. Abandoned by her family a year earlier because of her grandfather's legacy, Marie must unravel that past to discover her origins.

The 2009 edition belongs to the Terre de poche collection from Editions De Borée.

For readers of literary fiction seeking a story of rural setting, family secrets, and life in 19th-century France.