Susan L Larmon

Fireworks in Quebec Susan L Larmon

The Bergeron family of New York City and the Bernier family of Quebec City, both of French-Canadian descent, are also equally adept at keeping secrets. Affairs, rapes, abortions, elopements -- all are woven into their fabric of life, and keep the members of these families from being completely honest with each other. The best-laid schemes of a daughter in each family could not prevent their untimely pregnancies. Meanwhile, the American tutor living with the family in Quebec finds herself courted by two men, both of whom claim her as their own. The late wife of the Canadian family's patriarch is pursued not only by her former husband, but also by a male humanoid. Likewise, that family's chauffeur is on the pursuing end of one of the Bernier family's daughters, as well as of another family employee. With plot twists worthy of a Moliere play, the dynamics of both families play out against the overriding theme of young women ultimately taking control of their own destinies.