Elise Turcotte

• Oct-1993
• / Literary
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Albanie is 30 years old, her daughter Maria is four, and the two are on their own. But luckily, Albanie's work at the local library allows them the rare freedom to pursue a life of the imagination. Out of the passing of days, the flow of words, the a...

• Apr-2003
• / General Fiction
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Helene, 15, lives with her younger sister and brother and their parents in a house near a river with an island. School is out for the summer, it's hard to find things to do to ward off boredom, but Helene finds work in a garage. A girl her age has go...

• Sep-2004
• / Literary
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Shortlisted for the 2004 Governor General's Literary Award for Translation

Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Literary Award

The Alien House is the story of a medieval scholar, Élisabeth, who is forced out of her cloistered intell...

• Jun-2014
• / Literary
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All sorts of things can happen, no matter what road you take, and I never forget that. Death in particular can never be forgotten. Since Rudi’s death, I have tried to anticipate and dodge obstacles like an Olympic skier. My agile imagination glides...