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History was my favourite subject in high school. Perhaps it had something to do with my Latin teacher of all things. Mother Alacoque had a way of making this dry subject interesting by bringing to life the Roman era. Whatever part of the world I’ve found myself in, I’ve made sure to look up its history. Another favourite pastime was listening to my grandmama Laflamme in Chicoutimi, recounting stories from her childhood.
With the spare time retirement affords me I can now indulge in researching whatever historic period grabs my fancy. I’ve always loved writing and telling stories so it is my intention to make history fun by wrapping it up in a good story.
My first novel, I Could Have Been… was born out of my grandmama's recollections while the second one, They Came to Stay is due to the love I have of my native land.
With the spare time retirement affords me I can now indulge in researching whatever historic period grabs my fancy. I’ve always loved writing and telling stories so it is my intention to make history fun by wrapping it up in a good story.
My first novel, I Could Have Been… was born out of my grandmama's recollections while the second one, They Came to Stay is due to the love I have of my native land.
Helen Gallagher
Author
Books
BOOK 2
They Came to Stay
In the face of all odds, the tenacity of the mid 17th century settlers of New France enabled them to become a force strong enough to become the unique francophone nation that they are today inside the great nation of Canada. A nation that owes its very existence to these first French settlers.
BOOK 1
I Could Have Been...
From Pointe-à-Gatineau in rural Québec, three young friends, François, Jacques and Joseph are bound for England to fight in the Great War. Confident that they will prevail and earn their manhood, Jacques and Joseph dream of François’ sister, Adèle: the pretty school teacher back home. The realities will take them on separate paths never imagined.
