Arlette Cousture
Canadian writer
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Arlette Cousture, OC CQ (born April 3, 1948) is a Canadian writer. She writes historical fiction, often depicting the lives of women in Quebec.[1][2] Many of her novels have become best-sellers in the French language.[3]
Arlette Cousture | |
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Cousture | |
| Born | April 3, 1948 Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | Les Filles de Caleb |
Early life
Cousture was born in Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from collège Sainte-Marie.[4]
Career
As a young woman, Cousture worked at Radio-Canada television. She later worked in radio and as a journalist. She worked in communications at Hydro Quebec.[4]
In the 1980s, Cousture wrote a pair of best-selling novels, Les filles de Caleb, about the life of a young teacher in rural Quebec.[5][6][7] The stories later became the basis of a television series[8][9] and were translated into English.[10][11] Cousture later wrote more stories about the novels' heroine, Emilie.
In the 1990s, Cousture wrote a two-volume story, Ces Enfants d'ailleurs, about a Polish family's move to Canada during World War II.[4]
Awards and honours
In 1998, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2012, she was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[12]