Publisher's Synopsis
How can a Sash tie an extended family together? Join Paula Grandpre Wood as she tracks down ancestors, pieces together their stories, and finds herself wrapped in this Sash. This colorful Sash creates an unbreakable bond, linking together generations.
A genealogical adventure story/memoir, the story has elements of suspense, pathos, joy, and grief, a testament to the endurance of faith, family, and traditions.
Journey back in time to La Rochelle, France and learn of Paula's ancestors who lived through the siege of La Rochelle, migrated to New France, began a life in the New World, and endured some of life's biggest challenges. Their descendents survived the Acadian dispersal, later returned to their Quebec, and thrived. In discovering the story of her ancestors, Paula also found her way back home-home with the Arrow Sash-the Ceinture Fléchée.