⭐️⭐️ This book follows 3 female patients in a 1700s Paris asylum who’re forced to settle New Orleans to provide wives for colonists. The story spans ~20 years & chapters were quite long, which was a struggle, especially with POV changes & time jumps. I felt like just as I was drawn into a character’s storyline, suddenly we werent jumping 5 years into someone else’s story. I’d have preferred less POVs & the chance to get to know characters more closely in their day-to-day lives rather than just the highlight reel. There’s sapphic rep, but I felt weird about how the relationships ended up (MILD SPOILER: 2 queer POV characters have feelings for other characters throughout the story, & eventually start a romance. There’s a 10-ish year age gap, which doesn’t bother me, but at the start of the book one is 12. 15-20 years have passed, but the idea of getting romantic with someone I knew when they were a child is 🥴) Another bit I was iffy on was the addition of a Native American woman’s POV midway through. She gets only one chapter, where she forms a friendship with one of the French women despite the contentious relationship between their people, & ultimately saves her from an attack on the colony. I would have been more interested to see her POV last the entire book like the others rather than just used to supplement a white character’s. It’s also worth noting that several characters are slave owners, which I get is historically accurate, but the way it was addressed felt off, like a mix of current-day morality snuck in & gave the interactions weird context. Because if a character is “good” enough to think about how these are humans & her equals and should be treated as such, why does she OWN them?! There’s lots of French (duh), but heads up if you do the audiobook in addition to reading: multiple times I thought there were 2 different people doing something, only to realize I’d pronounced a name differently in my American head than the French voice actor. Fully a personal problem, though. All in all, not my favorite historical fiction, but I did learn a lot. Thanks to Harper Perennial & the author for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.
This week's recommendation comes from the author Julia Malye✍️a powerful, thought-provoking novel about female friendship and desire and the daunting compromises women are forced to make to survive🫂❤️🩹 Paris, 1720. The Hospice of La Salpêtrière is overrun with 'difficult' women. Halfway around the world, on the American frontier, French settlers are in want of wives.At the asylum, a list is drawn up: eighty-eight women of childbearing age to be shipped to New Orleans. Among them are Charlotte, Geneviève and Pétronille - a sharp-tongued orphan, an accused abortionist and a rumoured madwoman. They make the voyage over the ocean, knowing nothing of the harsh and extraordinary lives that await them, or how they will come to love and betray each other time and again in this wild and beautiful land. 📕 Grab your copy now at evripidis.gr! #bookrecommendations #newreleasebooks #pelicangirls #bookstagram #novel #evripidisbookstores📚
Why Pelican Girls By Julia Malye Should Be Your Next Book Club Choice✨ Dive into Paris, 1720, where the Hospice of La Salpêtrière teems with women deemed 'difficult.' As French settlers on the American frontier seek wives, eighty-eight women, including the outspoken orphan Charlotte, the accused Geneviève and the misunderstood Pétronille, are dispatched to New Orleans. Unaware of the demanding new lives awaiting them, these women will experience love, betrayal and transformation in a rugged and captivating new world. Bold, thrilling and startlingly intimate, Pelican Girls is a powerful vision of female friendship, identity and desire, and the choices women make in their unshakeable will to survive. A must-read historical feminist epic for fans of Barbara Kingsolver, Lauren Groff's The Matrix, and Maggie Shipstead's The Great Circle. Available at all major book retailers. . . . . @jonathanballpublisher #PelicanGirls #JuliaMalye #newrelease #newread #bookworm #bookobsessed #absolutewoman #absolutewomanmag
𝗣𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗬𝗘 This is authentic historical fiction at its absolute best. Based on true events from the early 1700's, it tells the story of a group of French women, held in a Paris prison for petty crime and mental disorders, who are shipped to New Orleans to become wives for the French settlers. Told over approx 20 years, we follow them from the tumultuous sea voyage to their marriages to men they know nothing about in a land they know nothing about, experience the hardships, and simple joys they find from their friendships, and witness the immense bravery and fortitude they must demonstrate in a foreign land, in a time that does not respect women. Reviewed by Lynne @juliamalye #pelicangirls @hachetteaus
Paris, 1720. The Hospice of La Salpetriere is overrun with 'difficult' women. Halfway around the world, on the American frontier, French settlers are in want of wives. At the asylum, a list is drawn up: eighty-eight women of childbearing age to be shipped to New Orleans. Among them are Charlotte, Genevieve and Petronille - a sharp-tongued orphan, an accused abortionist and a rumoured madwoman. They make the voyage over the ocean, knowing nothing of the harsh and extraordinary lives that await them, or how they will come to love and betray each other time and again in this wild and beautiful land. Bold, thrilling and startling intimate, PELICAN GIRLS is a powerful vision of female friendship, identity and desire, and the choices women make in their unshakeable will to survive. For readers of Barbara Kingsolver, Lauren Groff and The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li. #farrells #farrellsbookshop #juliamalye #pelicangirls #headlinebooks
Hot off the press, “Pelican Girls” by Julia Mayle was first published in France to rave literary reviews. The consensus from the general public hasn’t been as favorable as it’s received a tepid 3.6 stars on Goodreads. It’s a deeply researched historical fiction tome based on true events that is pretty heady and detailed. So I get it, the book doesn’t go down like a warm buttery croissant. However, if you’re a bit of a history buff and interested in learning about a forgotten storyline, the book is very interesting. In the early 1700s, La Louisiane (aka New France) desperately needs women to help settle the territory. Sending shiploads of “volunteers,” usually Parisian orphans and the incarcerated of child bearing age, to become forced brides of the settlers is the grim solution. Three young women, Charlotte, Petronille and Genevieve, embark on the dangerous voyage and wonder if what lies ahead may be better than what they are leaving behind. Braving illness, pirates, and both horrible and honorable men, they form unlikely friendships and alliances as they brave the new world. Read next: “Hamnet” - O’Farrell “Pachinko” - Lee “Shanghai Girls” - See A book is a gift that keeps on giving…and I love to share mine. DM me if you would like “Pelican Girls” and I’ll send it to you. #pelicangirls #juliamalye #bookrecommendations #bookreview #readbirdbookclub
With some more digging, I did find some casket girls! They were sisters and came over on the pelican with their parents! Genevieve Elizabeth Burel(1685-1739) married Claude Trepagnier(1671-1720) Jeanne Marie Louise Burel(1683-1737) married François Jean Trudeau (1673-1739) #casketgirl #cassettegirl #pelicangirls #lapelican #mobilealabama #nola #neworleans #ursulineconvent #burel #trepagnier #trudeau #louisiana #alabama #familyhistory #familytree #ancestry #geneaology
🎧🎧🎧 Nouvel épisode DE OUF : une autre #interview à trois voix avec l'adorable #ecrivaine Julia Malye et ma complice Éléonore, de @lacroqueusedelivrespodcast, en partenariat avec le @printempsdulivredegrenoble ! 🎤📚🌸 🎙️ @juliamalye est une jeune écrivaine en plein boom depuis la sortie de son 4e roman, La Louisiane, écrit parallèlement en anglais ET en français, en cours de traduction dans plus de 20 pays et basé sur une histoire vraie oubliée depuis trois siècles. On parle de tout ça et de bien plus dans cette interview pleine de bonne humeur et de sincérité 😊 🤩 C'était un bonheur de cuisiner Julia sur son parcours de publication, son master de création littéraire aux États-Unis, sa routine d'écriture et bien d'autres choses délicieuses. ⏱️ Pour une mini-chronique hyper-efficace, filez écouter l'épisode 70 du podcast La Croqueuse de Livres, qui résume La Louisiane et vous plonge dans son atmosphère en 5 minutes à peine... 🌸 Et pour rencontrer #juliamalye en chair et en os, rejoignez-nous jusqu'au dimanche 7 avril au Printemps du Livre de Grenoble, qui accueillera de nombreux écrivains et écrivaines passionnant-es 💬 Merci à @villedegrenoble pour ce trop chouette #partenariat (non-rémunéré, je précise ^^) #ecriture #bookstagram #interviewecrivain #ecrivain #autrice #editionsstock #podcast #podcastlitteraire #podcastecriture #chroniqueroman #lalouisiane #pelicangirls #chroniquelitteraire #writersofinstagram #romanhistorique #creationlitteraire #romanfrancais #romanamericain #printempsdulivre #bookstagramfrance #printempsdulivredegrenoble
🎺Coup d'envoi pour le #PDLGrenoble2024 ! 😍Nous fêtons ça avec un double épisode de nouveau : aujourd'hui, je croque La Louisiane, de @juliamalye @editionsstock ET nous interviewons l'autrice avec @lapagesensible 🎧Tout un programme, à découvrir en cliquant sur le lien en bio OU directement sur ton appli de podcast préférée (Spotify, Deezer, etc...) 🔥Rendez-vous au @printempsdulivredegrenoble jusqu'à dimanche pour continuer à parler lecture ! (Episode en partenariat non rémunéré avec @printempsdulivredegrenoble 2024 !) #lalouisiane #transfertdepopulations #juliamalye #bestseller #heroines #colonisation #atlantique #romanhistorique #écriture #passionnée #interview #entretien #deuxlangues #bookstagramfrance #pelican #pelicangirls #succès #rentréelittérairejanvier2024 #julia #marion #eleonore #lacroqueusedelivrespodcast
À l’automne 1720, 90 femmes embarquent à bord de La Baleine, direction la Louisiane. Elles ont été choisies parmi les pensionnaires de la Salpêtrière pour peupler la colonie. Elles seront les futures épouses et mères qui permettront de développer la présence française dans cette terre hostile et lointaine. Ce qui m’a le plus marqué dans cette lecture, c’est cette plongée dans le XVIIIe siècle à travers trois destins de femmes hors du commun. Nous suivons ainsi Charlotte, jeune orpheline, Pétronille, reniée par sa famille fortunée, et Geneviève, détenue en raison de son activité d’avorteuse. L’Etat Français a disposé d’elles, de leurs corps, de leurs vies à sa guise pour ses projets coloniaux. Enfermées au rebut de la société, elles ont espéré un nouveau départ. Aux origines très différentes, elles auront chacune leur destin, mais resteront liées à travers les épreuves. Nous sommes ici dans un vrai roman historique, très documenté. Il y a un fort ancrage dans les lieux, les dates, les événements. Pour bien suivre l’action, la carte présente au début du livre est très utile. Mais, si l’histoire se déroule entre 1720-1735, l’écriture date bien d’aujourd’hui. Le regard porté sur ces vies de femmes est très actuel. Il ne cache rien des oppressions qu’elles subissent. Les « africains asservis » et les différentes tribus indiennes jouent également un rôle important dans le roman. J’ai apprécié ma lecture, je recommanderai volontiers La Louisiane. Mais je crois que j’aurai aimé être transportée encore plus. Le destin de ces femmes est absolument romanesque, le cadre historique est fascinant. Il y a cependant dans l’écriture quelque chose de très factuel, pointilleux, précis, qui crée une sorte de distance. J’ai beaucoup aimé, j’aurai voulu être bouleversée. Mais peut-être que j’avais beaucoup d’attentes. La Louisiane De Julia Malye Paru le 3 janvier 2024 Éditeur : Stock #juliamalye @juliamalye #lalouisiane #lalouisianelivre #lesfianceesdelabaleine #pelicangirls @editionsstock #editionsstock #roman #livre #livres #book #books #booksbooksbooks #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammeuse #bookstagramfrance
solid month for P!!! #booktok #bookstagram #reading #books #read #bookpodcast #letsgetbookedup #newpodcast #currentlyreading #booksofthemonth #letsgetbookedup #kindle #kindleunlimited #audiobooks #audible #bookish #thestorygraph #sjm #sarahjmaas #throneofglass #tog #pelicangirls #juliamalye #megcabot
Thank you so much @harpercollins!!! 💕💕💕 I am looking forward to both of these!! #harpercollins #harperperennial #pelicangirls #juliamalye #deathunderalittlesky #jakejackson #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #mysteryandthriller #bookmail #arcbooks #arcreaders
Le jardin secret. Avec la grande Julia! 🤩 @juliamalye #lalouisiane #pelicangirls #neworleans #francophilia @bkhousenola @sasfest
Gotta find a bookstore whenever I travel! @mtbookco Excited to read these books: Pelican Girls and Stars In Your Eyes #bookclubwithmichael #bookworm #bookstagram #bookclub #montanabookcompany #pelicangirls #starsinyoureyes
Arrivée il y a 2 jours à la Nouvelle Orléans, et il a fallu que le premier jour je tombe sur une librairie du Garden District (@the.gardendistrictbookshop, so cute and cosy and CUTE) dans laquelle avait lieu le soir même une rencontre avec @juliamalye, dont j'avais commencé le roman en français (La Louisiane, chez @editionsstock) juste avant de partir. L'occasion était trop belle : go to la rencontre et go se faire dédicacer la version en anglais. Histoire de pouvoir comparer, et pourquoi pas organiser une rencontre avec Julia à la librairie maybe one day 👀📚 (je lis plus lentement en anglais, j'en suis à une cinquantaine de pages, demain c'est direction le bayou et LES ALLIGATORS, mais vendredi go to a café to read) #bookstagram #instabook #pelicangirls #lalouisianne #neworleans #bookstore #thegardendistrictbookshop
Tomorrow (3/19) at 6PM! Native Parisian and author @juliamalye will be at the shop to talk about her new book and US literary debut #PelicanGirls along with a local favorite @m.o.walsh Inspired by a true story, Pelican Girls captures the never-been-told journey of the Baleine Brides: a ship of young women plucked from a Paris asylum and sent to marry settlers in North America’s rough Louisiana Territory. Think: high seas adventure and pioneer grit along with female friendship, desire and gripping drama, all told with the startling depth and emotion to make this a thought-provoking and gorgeous historical epic.
For fans of ‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee, this beautiful debut captures the never-before-told story of the Baleine Brides—a ship full of young ladies taken from a Parisian asylum and brought to marry settlers in the harsh Louisiana Territory of North America. #newreleasebooks #newreleasefiction #fiction #fictionbooks #books #booksbooksbooks #bookrecommendations #pelicangirls #bookstagram #dymocks #historicalfiction
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW Listen to us chat about our current reads, life in general, PELICAN GIRLS 🌿🦞 Listen to the end to hear a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 💕 #letsgetbookeduppod #booktok #bookstagram #reading #ilovebooks #books #read #bookpodcast #letsgetbookedup #newpodcast #currentlyreading #booksofthemonth #kindle #kindleunlimited #audiobooks #audible #bookish #march books #harpercollins #newrelease #juliamalye #historicalfiction #pelicangirls
Great partnership with @bonjourbooksfrenchbookstore @villa.albertine and @afwashington_dc tonight and a great conversation with author @juliamalye for her novel #PelicanGirls set in 18th century Louisiana Territory in which she narrates the untold story of French girls and women sent to #lanouvelleFrance to be married off to French settlers.
Bonjour à tous-tes, Je vous présente les sorties anglophones du mois de mars 2024 ! 📚TITRES📚 MARCH 5TH The Great Divide, Cristina Henriquez Women Of Good Fortune, Sophie Wen The Poisons We Drink, Bethany Baptiste The No-girlfriend Rule, Christen Randall A different kind of brave, Lee Wind Anita De Monte Laughs Last, Xochitl Gonzalez Pelican Girls, Julia Malye Ellipses, Vanessa Lawrence MARCH 12TH Not Your Average Jo, Grace K. Shim Six Truths And A Lie, Ream Shukairy These Bodies Between Us, Sarah Van Name Ariel Crashes A Train, Olivia A. Cole Just Another Epic Love Poem, Parisa Akhibari Really Cute People, Markus Harwood-Jones These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart, Izzy Wasserstein MARCH 19TH Where Sleeping Girls Lie, Faridah Abike-Iyimide The Last Bloodcarver, Vanessa Le The Waves Take You Home, Maria Alejandra Barrios Velez Rules for Rule Breaking, Talia Tucker The Woods All Black, Lee Mandelo Rainbow Black, Maggie Thrash The Mars House, Natasha Pulley MARCH 26TH Manila Takes Manhattan, Carla De Guzman The Emperor And The Endless Palace, Justinian Huang Dead Girls Walking, Sami Ellis 🗝️ KEYWORDS : English Book Releases, March 2024, Hardback, Paperback 🏷️TAGS🏷️ { #TheGreatDivide #WomenOfGoodFortune #ThePoisonsWeDrink #TheNogirlfriendRule #Adifferentkindofbrave #AnitaDeMonteLaughsLast #PelicanGirls #Ellipses #NotYourAverageJo #SixTruthsAndALie #TheseBodiesBetweenUs #ArielCrashesATrain #JustAnotherEpicLovePoem #ReallyCutePeople #TheseFragileGraces #ThisFugitiveHeart #sortieslittéraires #stellamarielovesreading }
📚 Join Us for an Exclusive Evening with Julia Malye - "Pelican Girls" Book Talk 📚 Attention book lovers and Francophiles! Bonjour Books DC French Bookstore and l'Alliance Francaise de DC invites you to a special in-person conversation with the acclaimed French author, Julia Malye. Julia will be discussing her recently translated book, "Pelican Girls," a breathtaking novel that brings to life the untold story of the Baleine Brides. These were young women taken from a Paris asylum to marry settlers in the wilds of North America's Louisiana Territory. 🗓️ Date and Time: Thursday, March 14 | 6:30 pm 📍 Location: Bonjour Books DC, 3758 Howard Avenue, Kensington, MD This event is a highlight of the #DCFrancophonieFestival2024, brought to you by #AFDC and #Bonjour Books DC French Bookstore, with generous support from #VillaAlbertine Copies of "Pelican Girls" will be available for purchase and signing. Click https://www.eventbrite.fr/.../pelican-girls-a-literary... to pre-order your copy and secure your spot for an evening of history, friendship, and unforgettable storytelling. #PelicanGirls #JuliaMalye #Francophonie2024 #BookTalk #FrenchHistory #AFDC #BonjourBooksDC #FrancophonieFestival #DCevents #FrenchLiterature #HistoricalNovel #BookTalk #francophonie #francophoniedc #francophoniedc2024 #alliancefrançaise #afwashington #alliancewashington #frenchind
Pelican Girls hits shelves tomorrow, and you can catch Julia Malye on tour as she discusses her new novel. Her events kick off in NYC this week! #pelicangirls #juliamalye #igreads #bookstagram #booktour
📚 NEW THIS WEEK: 03/03 - 03/09 📚 This week brings us tales woven through the emerald expanses of the Irish countryside, the mysterious allure of 18th Century New Orleans, and the haunting echoes of Post WW1 Ukraine. Are you ready to explore these captivating settings? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Comment below! . . . #NewBooks #BookRelease #TheHunter #TheNewCoupleIn5B #TheGreatDivide #PelicanGirls #WomenOfGoodFortune #TheSilverBone
”Pelican Girls is a marvelous achievement, an immersive and moving novel, as beautifully written as it is impeccably researched. I haven’t been this swept away by a piece of historical fiction since Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet.” — Jess Walter, bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions. Available Now. . . . #pelicangirls #bookstagram #igreads #jesswalter #bookclub
| Pub Day Feature Thank you @shelf.awareness @harperbooks for the gifted copy. 𝗣𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 by @juliamalye 𝗣𝘂𝗯 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 3/5/2024 Gotta love when the weather matches your featured book! I would have taken a photo outside, but I didn't want to get my book wet! But how atmospheric does this cover look? I'm so drawn to it! 📖 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 A sweeping epic in the vein of Phillip Meyer's The Sun & Min Jin Lee's Pachincko, & inspired by a true story, this stunning US literary debut captures the never-before-told journey of the Baleine Brides: a ship full of young women plucked from a Paris asylum & sent to marry settlers in North America's rough Louisiana Territory. ➡️ Swipe for full synopsis There are so many catch phrases just in that mini summary that caught my attention - debut, inspired by a true story, Baleine Brides, asylum...I can't wait to read this one & find out more! ❓️ What are some catch phrases in a book summary or media press release that immediately calls out to you? #bookfeature #pubday #newrelease #PelicanGirls #JuliaMalye #debut #historicalfiction #bookblogger #bookinfluencer #bookishpost #alwaysreading #alwayswithabook #k2reader
🪶Book Review🪶 PELICAN GIRLS By Julia Malye ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Historical Fiction Pub. 3/5/24 Thank you to @harperbooks for an advanced #gifted copy of this book. “Pelican Girls” by Julia Malye is an epic tale about the founding of New Orleans and the Mississippi River Delta. In the 1720’s, when the French “Company” was establishing trade with North America and began settling in the area, the French sent over brides for the French Traders. These young women, some just girls, either criminals or orphans, were shipped across the ocean and married off. This is their story. I found the premise of this book amazing but the execution faltered for me. I loved the historical facts and the political environment that was weaved into this book. It was obviously well researched. However, I was hoping for more sense of place, the Mississippi Delta being a such a unique area in this country. What these women went through, was truly amazing. The story was told from multiple points of view with a lot of plot lines some that could have been cut and others that could benefit from more development. But the largest issue is I kept feeling like I was missing the action. Chapters jumped over large action scenes but then revisited them as past tense in another point of view. I have my theories of why this decision was made by the author, but caused the booked to slow to a crawl at times. All this said, I did enjoy the book. I feel like this author has a lot of promise as this appears the be her debut book in English. I will be interested to see what she comes out with next. ⁉️ Would you rather be the protagonist of a classic novel stuck in modern times or have to explain social media to a character from a Victorian novel? ___________ #PelicanGirls #bookreviews #historicalfiction #NewOrleans #MississippiRiver #Louisiana #books
Pelican Girls hits shelves tomorrow, and you can catch Julia Malye on tour as she discusses her new novel. Her events kick off in NYC this week! . . . #pelicangirls #juliamalye #igreads #bookstagram #booktour
🦢BOOK FEATURE🦢 Pelican Girls by Julia Malve Pub Date: 03/05/24 Paris, 1720. La Salpêtrière Hospital is in crisis: too many occupants, not enough beds. Halfway across the world, France's colony in the wilds of North America has space to spare and needs families to fill it. So the director of the hospital rounds up nearly a hundred female “volunteers” of childbearing age—orphans, prisoners, and mental patients—to be shipped to New Orleans. Among this group are three unlikely friends: a sharp-tongued twelve-year old orphan, a mute ‘madwoman,’ and an accused abortionist. Charlotte, Pétronille, and Geneviève, along with the dozens of other women aboard La Baleine, have no knowledge of what lies ahead and no control over their futures. Strangers brought together by fate, these brave and fierce young women will face extraordinary adversity—pirates, slavedrivers, sickness, war—but also the private trauma of heartbreak and unrequited love, children born and lost, cruelty and unexpected pleasure, and a friendship forged in fire that will sustain through the years. At once a gorgeously written work of startling depth and emotion and a gripping drama marrying high-seas adventure with pioneer grit, Pelican Girls is a powerful, thought-provoking novel about female friendship and desire and the daunting compromises women are forced to make to survive. Thank you, @harpercollins, for the gifted ARC. QOTD: What genres help you get out of a reading slump? #pelicangirls #juliamalve #harpercollins #harperbooks #historicalfiction #historicalfictionbooks #historicalfictionnovel #historicalfictionwriter #lgbtqfiction #lgbtqbooks
books publishing in march! 🦢 Pelican Girls by @juliamalye ⏳It Last Forever And Then It’s Over by @annedemarcken ❤️🩹We Are Together Because by @kerry.andrew 🇸🇪Malma Station by @alexschulman Thank you to the wonderful publishers for sending me copies! I’ll be posting reviews soon🤍
Sinossi: Parigi, 1720. La superiora dell'ospedale della Salpêtrière, Marguerite Pancatelin, è tormentata dai dubbi: il veliero La Baleine salperà di lì a breve per la Louisiana e tocca a lei il difficile compito di selezionare novanta giovani donne in età fertile da dare in spose ai coloni francesi che abitano i territori occupati. Marguerite è consapevole che ad attendere queste ragazze c'è una terra dura e inospitale e che nessuna farà mai ritorno in patria. Nonostante sia una struttura in cui le pazienti sono spesso etichettate come pazze o criminali, la Salpêtrière ospita per lo più semplici orfane o ragazze stravaganti che hanno infranto le regole sociali. Tra loro ci sono Geneviève, ribelle e affascinante, rinchiusa nella Maison de Correction dell'istituto perché ha aiutato diverse ragazze ad abortire; Pétronille, una voglia bianca sul viso, figlia di una famiglia aristocratica in rovina che l'ha allontanata per i suoi comportamenti eccentrici; e Charlotte, un'orfana di soli dodici anni che non ha mai conosciuto il mondo fuori dalla Salpêtrière. Nessuna di loro sa cosa l'attende al di là dell'oceano, nessuna potrà decidere del proprio destino, ma la paura dell'ignoto trasformerà il viaggio sulla Baleine, lungo e pieno di pericoli, in un'occasione per costruire un legame profondo e un'incrollabile volontà di sopravvivere. Per Geneviève, Pétronille e Charlotte l'arrivo in Louisiana significherà affrontare la durezza e la violenza di un matrimonio imposto, il confronto con il desiderio proibito, la ricerca disperata di un figlio che non arriva, e l'incontro con chi ha abitato questi luoghi per secoli e vede ora la propria esistenza in pericolo. Un romanzo storico di grande suggestione, con tre indimenticabili eroine che nel cuore di una terra spietata restano animate da una straordinaria sete di amore e di vita. * * * Tags: #laluisiane #leragazzedellabaleine #pelicangirls #mondadori #bookstagramitalia #bookrecommendations #sapphicbooks #libridaleggere #libriqueer #librisaffici #bookstagram #librinovità
✨ Unveil the story of "Pelican Girls" with Julia Malye ✨📖 Step into history with us for a captivating evening with Julia Malye, as she discusses her recently translated novel, "Pelican Girls." Inspired by the true story of the Baleine Brides, this novel explores the depths of female friendship, adversity, and survival in the Louisiana Territory. 📅 When: March 14, 6:30 PM 📍 Where: 3758 Howard Ave, Kensington, MD This remarkable event is a highlight of the #DCFrancophonieFestival2024, collaboratively brought to life by the #AFDC and @bonjourbooksfrenchbookstore, with the gracious backing of @villa.albertine. The night promises rich discussions, a Q&A, and a chance to get your book signed by Malye herself. 🖊️📚 For book pre-orders and event details, tap the link in our bio. Let’s celebrate the power of storytelling and the bonds of friendship together! #PelicanGirls #JuliaMalye #Francophonie2024 #BookTalk #FrenchHistory #AFDC #BonjourBooksDC #FrancophonieFestival #DCevents #FrenchLiterature #HistoricalNovel #BookTalk #francophonie #francophoniedc #francophoniedc2024 #alliancefrançaise #afwashington #alliancewashington #frenchindc
Just a girl who saved and begged for a piggy for 3 years. Now just a girl and her pig. Welcome home Francisco. ((Aka Fancy Francisco)) #pelicangirls #minipig #julianapig #fancyfranciscothepig
Site of Fort Louis de la Louisiane, and the village of La Mobile, a French settlement occupied between 1702 to 1712, located beside the Mobile river on Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff #mobile #alabama #fortlouisdelamobile #27milebluff #historictravel #history #pelicangirls #saucier
Ce roman m'a bouleversé et encore aujourd'hui je ne trouve pas les bons mots pour en parler mais il faut se lancer. Le travail de l'auteur est phénoménal, c'est huit années de recherches et d'écriture sur ces grandes oubliées de l'histoire. Ces femmes en 1720 enfermées à la Salpêtrière et envoyées de force en Louisiane afin d'y épouser des colons français. A bord de "la baleine" elles ignorent tout de ce qui les attend et nous aussi. Au début pleines d'espoir à l'idée de se réinventer une nouvelle vie, elles découvriront un territoire hostile, sauvage et ravagé par les conflits. Malgré tout on se retrouve embarqué dans ce récit a couper le souffle. Dans l'atmosphère moite, crue et violente de la louisiane Julia Malye dépeint le destin de trois femmes, Pétronille, Charlotte et Geneviève avec une grande justesse. Trois personnages forts qui font la force de ce roman. Complétement différentes et pourtant liées l'une à l'autre dans l'adversité, le chagrin et l'amitié. Bref un gros coup de coeur ❤️ #lalouisiane #juliamalye #edtionsstock #litteraturefrancaise #pelicangirls #bookstagram #bookreview
📚BOOK MAIL📚 I’m so excited about the book mail I received from publishers over the last couple weeks! AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SKIN by LAKIESHA CARR (Paperback Avail 2/27/24) @vintageanchorbooks A middle-aged woman feeds slots at a secret, back-room parlor. A new mother descends into devastating postpartum depression. A daughter returns home to join the other women in her family waging spiritual combat with the ghosts of their past. These interconnected generations provide an intimate look at Black womanhood: the grief that is carried within the body and the bonds of love that grant strength. PELICAN GIRLS by JULIA MALYE (Avail 3/5/24) @harperbooks A sweeping epic inspired by the true story of the Baleine Brides: a ship full of young women plucked from a Paris asylum and sent to marry settlers in the Louisiana Territory. Among this group are three unlikely friends: a sharp-tongued twelve-year old orphan, a mute ‘madwoman,’ and an accused abortionist. A drama of high-seas adventure, pioneer grit, female friendship, and the compromises made to survive. THE HORSE by WILLY VLAUTIN (Avail 7/30/24) @harperbooks A grizzled man in his sixties, Al survives on canned soup, instant coffee, and memories. A journeyman musician unable to escape the tragedies of his past, he finds himself teetering on the edge of madness and running out of reasons to go on—until a horse arrives on his doorstep. Is the animal real, or a phantom conjured from imagination? THE TURTLE HOUSE by AMANDA CHURCHILL (Out Now) @harperbooks 25-year-old Lia and her prickly 73-year-old grandmother, Mineko, are sharing a bedroom in the Texas ranching town where Lia grew up and Mineko began her life as a Japanese war bride. The two grow close, sharing late-night conversations. Mineko tells stories of her early life in Japan, of the war that changed everything, and of her two great loves: a man named Akio Sato and an abandoned Japanese country estate they called the Turtle House. ❓Do you know your grandparents’ histories? Did they tell you stories from their past? #anautobiographyofskin #lakieshacarr #pelicangirls #juliamalye #thehorse #willyvlautin #theturtlehouse #amandachurchill #bookstagram
Today is that day 💫 @juliamalye @lagrandelibrairie @editionsstock @mmqlit @harpercollins #juliamalye #lalouisiane #pelicangirls
Inspired by the Pelican Girls www.dauphinislandhistory.com . #Dauphinislandhistory #pelicangirls #acrylicpainting #dauphinislandartist
Salpêtrière 1720 ⛵ Marguerite Pancatelin, la Supérieure S'apprête à désigner celles qui feront la traversée sur la Baleine depuis Lorient. Elle a du mal à peaufiner cette liste, entre les orphelines, et les incarcérées plus ou moins d'office, à cette époque les femmes sont enfermées pour presque rien. Trois d'entre elles seront Élues... Geneviève, celle qui doit disparaître de la circulation, perçue comme la femme de mauvaise vie, celle qui a le soleil de Provence au fond de son être depuis sa naissance, La Tenace. Pétronille, la jeune noble rejetée par sa famille, indomptable, une forme de feu intérieur. . Charlotte, jeune protégée de la Supérieure, impossible de l'ajouter a cette liste, l'orpheline se portera volontaire pour le voyage pour accompagner son amie Etiennette. Une brindille de 12 ans qui n'a jamais saigné, on voit déjà à qui on a affaire. Direction La Louisiane pour "s'accoupler" aux colons français, leur rôle devenir épouses et mères, en échange retrouver une forme de "liberté" qu'elles n'ont plus depuis leur arrivée à La Salpêtrière. Si le début de l'intrigue donne l'impression d'avoir déjà Lu un peu de cette histoire, c'est en découvrant chaque étape de leur périple que j'ai apprécié crescendo cette lecture. La force et la fragilité de ces femmes qui se taisent , s'expriment, avancent parfois dans le sens qu'on leur impose, on les devine moins soumises que cela... Ces liens qu'elles tissent au long cours, sans jamais être sûre qu'elles vont se revoir, on y devine la complicité de celles qui luttent pour leur dignité de femmes et de mères. Elles ne choisissent ni leur compagnon, ni d'être mère, ni d'être livrées au bon vouloir de ceux qui choisissent à leur place, la docilité en apparence, les émotions en retenue. Vraiment pleins de bons moments dans ce roman, qui dit longue traversée, dit histoire d'amour en mer, ça fonctionne toujours pour moi les histoires d'amour fugace avec un marin 💙
Have you heard about the Massacre Island Secret Society yet? 👀 👀 👀 It’s not too late to get to Dauphin Island to see what the hype is all about! #massacreislandsecretsociety #massacreisland #wildmauvillians #pelicangirls #dauphinisland #dauphinislandalabama #mardigras2024💜💛💚 #mardigrasparade #mobilecounty #mobilealabama #mardigrasart #midjourneyv6 #mysticworldorder
Thanks to my subscription to @typeface_books, last week I picked up this advance reader copy of Pelican Girls by Julia Malye. It’s due for release in March and sounds like a cracker. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: A sweeping epic in the vein of Philipp Meyer’s The Son and Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and inspired by a true story, this stunning US literary debut captures the never-before-told journey of the Baleine Brides: a ship full of young women plucked from a Paris asylum and sent to marry settlers in North America’s rough Louisiana Territory. Paris, 1720. La Salpêtrière hospital is in crisis: too many occupants, not enough beds. Halfway across the world, France’s colony in the wilds of North America has space to spare and needs families to fill it. So the director of the hospital rounds up nearly a hundred female “volunteers” of childbearing age—orphans, prisoners, and mental patients—to be shipped to New Orleans. Among this group are three unlikely friends: a sharp-tongued twelve-year old orphan, a mute ‘madwoman,’ and an accused abortionist. Charlotte, Pétronille, and Geneviève, along with the dozens of other women aboard La Baleine, have no knowledge of what lies ahead and no control over their futures. Strangers brought together by fate, these brave and fierce young women will face extraordinary adversity—pirates, slavedrivers, sickness, war—but also the private trauma of heartbreak and unrequited love, children born and lost, cruelty and unexpected pleasure, and a friendship forged in fire that will sustain through the years. At once a gorgeously written work of startling depth and emotion and a gripping drama marrying high-seas adventure with pioneer grit, Pelican Girls is a powerful, thought-provoking novel about female friendship and desire and the daunting compromises women are forced to make to survive.
Little Pelican said she would try Nordic skiing with me this weekend when sister was away at a sleepover. Both girls have been dead set against down hill skiing so this was a big win for me and made me so happy. We did a day rental @skibarndurango with the terms if she liked it we could turn it into a season. We where out the for 3.5hours on her first time, only two falls and her saying she wanted to do it again ❤️ Finally have my ski buddy❤️ #pelicangirls #pelicangirlsadventures #mommysheartisfull
Great kickstart for Pelican Girls in Elle. La Louisiane. First written in English, and then written in French by Julia Malye. @laurpuckett @elleusa @harperbooks @mmqlit @editionsstock @headlinebooks #lalouisiane #juliamalye #pelicangirls
Joyeuse Journée de la Publication! 💫 Quelle élégance @juliamalye @editionsstock @livreshebdo @ellefr @mmqlit @r_l_v_r @leamarty @bennettvillari @harpercollins #lalouisiane #pelicangirls #juliamalye @lamanoeuvrelibrairie
Elevation killed the cousins🤣🤣😂🤣🤣 #pelicangirls
Community and creativity at every cost. Thanks for all this life and light @cabezoncamara @andreamorstabilini83 @juliamalye @despixeleada @piliquintanav @mariana_travacio @mscristoff #carlosfonseca @mmqlit #fandom #lalouisiane #pelicangirls #gabrielacabezoncamara #pilarquintana #marianatravacio #mariasoniacristoff #brendanavarro
We broke the rules and went to a trampoline park😂 I surprised them with a fun trip and even my Big Pelican enjoyed herself. #pelicangirls #christmasbreak
Merry Christmas 🎄 Still love waking up super early and watching them run down the hall as fast as they can to the Christmas Tree. #pelicangirls #merrychristmas #christmas2023
This little elf is ready for Christmas🎄 Big Pelican is not in the Christmas spirit this year, but at least I still have this one who is still jolly❤️ #pelicangirls #merrychristmaseve
It’s beautiful and ugly at the same time! 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂 All day from baking to finally giving up and using the hot glue gun to hold it together! Maybe we should just give up and buy one of those kit,naaa! To many laughs to give up 😂😂🤣😂🤣 #pelicangirls #gingerbreadhousefail
Slip sliding away on the road last night so we stayed in Flagstaff and enjoy a good meal and a safe night off the road. Plus they love those @doubletree cookies❤️ #pelicangirls @sakuraflagstaff @doubletreeflagstaff
When you live in a small town mountain town and you visit family in Cali you visit them mall. #pelicangirls
🍂PELICAN GIRLS: A Novel | @juliamalye @harpercollins @harperbooks . Coming March 5 2024, PELICAN GIRLS just crossed my desk and I cannot wait to dive in. Young women plucked from a Paris asylum and sent to marry settlers in North America, these so-called volunteers were of childbearing age—orphans, prisoners, mentally ill, and more. This is a tale about female friendship but also survival. ✨ #preorder your copy now! . . So grateful for the author and publisher for this review copy. 🤗. #bookinfluencer #arc #forthcomingbooks . . 📸: designed & photographed by @leslielindsay1 #booknerd #bookflatlay . . #alwayswityabook #amreading #amwriting #leslielindsay #writersofinstagram #womensupportingwomen #writerssupportingwriters #pelicangirls #spring2024books #springbooks #historicalfiction
Happy Halloween, hope your bags are filled to the rim and those candy exchanges lean in your favor🎃🍭🎃🍭🎃 #pelicangirls
Up since 3:30 this morning. But these girl have been missing our adventures, so mom pulled through and we made it to the one circus 🎪 performance. Both their smiles and the cotton candy was worth the long day. #pelicangirlsadventures #pelicangirls
This week Little Pelican’s cheer team was invited to practice with the @durangocheerleading team. She was hoping to do stunts and that they could make her fly since in her team the older girls are the bases. She got her wish and beaming all night! Thank you @durangocheerleading for such a wonderful experience for our girls! #pelicangirls #pelicangirlsadventures
Putting the salt guy to shame with the waffle making skills! For the love of waffles, this @lollipopinwaffles girl has not stopped making them. Sister is sick so she is making Grandma a big breakfast on her own. #pelicangirls #pelicangirlsculinaryadventures
This girl has been thriving in Durango. So much growth and coming out of her shell. My little cheerleader🥰 #pelicangirls
Last year in Elementary and last year in Middle! Happy first day to 5th and 8th grade my Pelican Girls❤️ #forevermybabies #pelicangirls
Ignore the mess, I am. Just enjoying the last days with these girls before school starts.❤️ #pelicangirls #mybabies
This week, Lindsay and Madison discuss the Casket Girls of New Orleans. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. 1. 1870’s sketch of Casket Girls arriving in New Orleans 2. A map of early New Orleans 3. Ursuline Convent in 1733 4. The Ursuline Convent in 1734 5. Arrival of the Brides by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale 6. Photo of Casket 7. Departure of Casket Girls to New Orleans 8. King Louis XIV 9. Old Convent Building in 1910 10. Arrival of Filles du Roi in 1667 Promo: @causeofcrimepod #Podcasting #HistoryPodcast #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimePodcast #PodNation #PodernFamily #CasketGirls #NewOrleansHistory #PelicanGirls #KingLouisXIV
Still my little girls☺️ #pelicangirls