Légende: The Story of Philippa and Aurélie

Title

Légende: The Story of Philippa and Aurélie

Author

Allard, Jeannine

Description

Sometime in the last century, two women living on the coast of France, in Brittany, loved each other. They had no other models of such a thing, so they chose this solution: one of them posed as a man for most of their life together; they were married, adopted a child, and were very happy together. The one who posed as a man was lost at sea, and a statue was erected to her, symbolizing all the collective losses suffered by their small town. Many years later, when it was known that she had in fact been a woman, the statue was destroyed by angry and frightened people. This legend is still told in Brittany.

Genre

Historical Romance

Edition

First

Publication Date

1984

Page Count

125

Tags/Themes

wlw

legends

French

historical

novella

historical fiction

Publisher

Alyson Publications

Record Creator

Taylor Dykes

ISBN

978-0-93287-050-6