A review by hollyxbear
The Death of My Country: The Plains of Abraham Diary of Geneviève Aubuchon by Maxine Trottier

5.0

This book was so interesting. The main character is a Native American living with a French woman who adopted her. The relationship between the main character and her adoptive mother is something that is not seen very often in the world, especially in the 1700's. The plight of the French Canadian people throughout this novel and the battles of the French and Indian War is something that is eye opening to read. The characters in this book lost their homes, lost their lives, and had to surrender to a government they did not want to be a part of. I also enjoyed how even though the Scottish people fought for the British military that they still did not feel right about it and were forced to do to the Canadian people what the British did to their people not long ago. This is something not many people actually know when learning about the French and Indian War. I think this novel was really well written and was extremely historically accurate. The author herself does reenactments from this time in history which obviously helped in the writing of this novel. Cannot wait to start the next book!