Roxanne Bouchard teaches literature in Quebec. Author of numerous novels, short stories and plays, she has won several prestigious literary prizes. For the first time it was published in France, by Éditions de l’Aube, where her novel ” We were the salt of the sea », first part of a trilogy that takes place in Gaspésie.
” It is vital. Looks like he picked up a corpse in his nets. He said so on his radio. Do you want us to tell you, stories of sailors? Stay with us and you’ll see, little one! »
Catherine Day came to Gaspésie looking for answers. During her excursions on the shore, she meets the fishermen of Baie-des-Chaleurs. They have known for a long time that nothing should be expected here. However, we soon guess that Catherine is looking for Marie Garant. And also that she won’t find it. When a fisherman returns with a body in his nets, oblivion turns to anger, because everyone sees it as a sign of new misfortunes. Or rather old misfortunes that the sea has finally released. Inspector Moralès has just been transferred there. He arrives from Montreal and suddenly finds himself involved in this affair as disturbing as this country and those who live in it… (Presentation of the Dawn editions)
We were the salt of the sea of Roxanne Bouchard received the 2023 Quays Readers’ Prize from the Sunday Polar-Journal and the Gens de mer et Compagnie des Pêches prize awarded to the festival ” Amazing Travelers in Saint-Malo.