Godfrey: Book Four
By Adrien Leduc
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It's 1926 and everything is pretty much the same in small town Wainwright. Except Godfrey's met a girl. And not just any girl - Antoinette - the pretty brunette from Saint Dominique, Quebec. Only trouble is, she's Henri's baby sister.
Adrien Leduc
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Adrien Leduc makes his home in Victoria, British Columbia with his wife Ashley and beloved Cuban chihuahua Beyonce. A graduate of Carleton University (BA '10), Adrien is an avid fan of Canadian history and hopes to write many more books in his lifetime.
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Godfrey - Adrien Leduc
GODFREY: BOOK FOUR
Adrien Leduc
Copyright 2013. Adrien Leduc. Smaswhwords Edition. All rights reserved.
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DEDICATION
For Lila Keyes O’Grady (originally from Vinton, Quebec), a woman with an infectious smile and a woman who cherishes friends, family, and Sunday dinners. God bless ya, Lila.
SYNOPSIS
It's the summer of 1926 and love is in the air. Or at least it seems that way. Godfrey’s just met Antoinette and he’s rather smitten. Only trouble is, Antoinette’s older brother, Henri Lapalme, doesn’t like the idea of Godfrey messing around with his baby sister. Can he convince Henri that he’s looking for more than just a girl to mess around with?
Around town, Joe Campbell’s been sober. He’s got a truck for sale and Leo’s interested. Telford & Sons barbershop is still turning men into models and the Wainwright Hotel continues to churn out tender and juicy steaks for local bachelors. Blessed Sacrament is still full on Sundays - though Godfrey wishes he could take a week off.
Down at the river, on a sunny July afternoon, things go awry for the Caron children when Simon falls in the river. Can Godfrey save the day?
NOTES
An *
indicates the associated word/phrase is explained in the Author’s Notes section at the end of the book.
Where possible, I have used the real names of places, business establishments, and people of the Wainwright area.
CAST
Antonia Messier: grown daughter of Herménégilde Messier and Rosanna Rose
Tetreault of St. Hyacinthe, QC. Wife of Isaac Leduc
Isaac Leduc: son of Leandre Leduc and Julie Pilon of St. Timothee, QC. Eldest Leduc brother of the three who moved to Alberta. Husband of Antonia Messier.
Leopold Leduc: son of Leandre Leduc and Julie Pilon of St. Timothee, QC. Middle Leduc brother of the three who moved to Alberta. Unattached.
Godfrey Leduc: son of Leandre Leduc and Julie Pilon of St Timothee, QC. Youngest of the three Leduc brothers who moved to Alberta. Boyfriend to Antoinette Lapalme.
Henri Lapalme: son of Joseph Lapalme and Euphemie Sinotte-Loiselle of St. Dominique, QC. Older brother to Antoinette Lapalme. Husband of Diana Lapalme.
Diana Lapalme (née: Benoit): sister of Angelique Pare (nee Benoit). Wife of Henri Lapalme.
Antoinette Lapalme: daughter of Joseph Leduc and Euphémie Sinotte-Loiselle of St. Dominique, QC. Younger sister of Henri Lapalme.
Prologue
February 21, 1926. 2:28 a.m. Somewhere in Manitoba. A darkened passenger rail car. The forty-odd passengers on train CNR-06 are trying to sleep, despite the constant clickety clack of the train in the background. Antoinette is seated in her chair, face forwards, eyes closed. A grey blanket marked C.N.R.
covers her. Beside her sits Gabrielle, a young woman from Rimouski who boarded the train in Montreal. She’s travelling to Regina to join a Grey Nuns convent. Antoinette’s happy she’s finally gone to sleep, having talked her ear off all day. Across from Gabrielle sits a teenage boy who boarded at Fort William. He wears a brown coloured flat cap, pulled down over his eyes, and he’s asleep. But every few hours he is seized by an awful coughing fit and he hacks and heaves and sprays spit in every direction. Thus far, Antoinette has managed to avoid the worst of it by covering her face whenever he has an episode.
Between the noise from the train, the sounds being made by the other passengers and the teenage boy’s coughing fits, Antoinette is finding it nearly impossible to get to sleep. We zoom in on her as she shifts in her chair once more, trying to get comfortable.
Suggested soundtrack for this segment: Clickety-clack sounds of a train.
example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTj1YfdZahY
Shifting in her