Ces enfants d'ailleurs

Ces enfants d'ailleurs #1

by Arlette Cousture

Seuls rescapés de la famille Pawulski, Élisabeth, Jan et Jerzy vont quitter la Pologne dévastée par la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Fuir l'Europe en proie à la folie des hommes...
Dans ce monde à feu et à sang, existe-t-il une terre pour les accueillir ? Un pays où retrouver le bonheur qu'on leur a volé ?
Le Canada sera leur terre promise.
Mais ils devront s'adapter, tout réapprendre...

Aussi poignant que Blanche et Émilie, les deux premiers romans d'Arlette Cousture vendus à des centaines de milliers d'exemplaires, Ces enfants d'ailleurs est une fresque bouleversante dont les trois héros cherchent à échapper aux souffrances de l Histoire pour fuir leur destin tragique. Une merveilleuse leçon de courage et de vie.

Genres: France, Roman, Romance, Historical, Fiction, Historical Fiction

566 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 1992

Reviews

[Céline Leger-Nolet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Histoire correcte, mais qui aurait dû être rédigée dans un texte beaucoup plus court. Trop, trop, trop de détails inutiles sont donnés. Le vocabulaire utilisé tente d'être raffiné, mais ça n'ajoute en rien à la richesse de l'histoire ou du texte, et ça n'a comme résultat de rendre la lecture moins fluide.

[Gisele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Toute une brique...mais quelle bonne histoire! Une lecture recommandée!

[Nadine Trottier · Rating 3 out of 5]

First half was very interesting! Loved reading their journey through the war but once they got to Canada, the story was slow and long.

[Hedwige Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

un peu lent à démarrer mais on ne peut plus le poser ensuite!

[Maelie Royal · Rating 3 out of 5]

3

[Lindsay Sanderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was... A waste of time, mostly. I was assigned to read it in grade 12 French, and I thought at first that the synopsis sounded pretty good. I thought I could sit and read this giant of a book easily enough.
False. The exact opposite happened. The author, though telling a meaningful story, took wayyyyyyyy too long to get to her point. They added so many details and described so many little events that it became a little redundant.
I didn't even end up finishing this book because of the very slow plot line and the sheer lack of time I had to read it. Maybe I'm just a slow reader, but I feel I have a large amount of patience too. This book and I did not hit it off at all.
I have it three stars, however, because I thought that the plot line was good, and if it had been written a a quarter of the density, I would have been a liveable story.

[Nancy Kamenyero · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me cry... oh boy did I cry. The story of 3 young siblings forced to flee their home in order to survive the nazi regime. But the book doesn't dwell on the war, but rather on the multiple obstacles and heartbreak that the children have to endure and try to survive. I read this in high school and it's a book that was so real and raw that everyone in school was on the waiting list to read. It was just that good.

[Nancy Kamenyero · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me cry... oh boy did I cry. The story of 3 young siblings forced to flee their home in order to survive the nazi regime. But the book doesn't dwell on the war, but rather on the multiple obstacles and heartbreak that the children have to endure and try to survive. I read this in high school and it's a book that was so real and raw that everyone in school was on the waiting list to read. It was just that good. #IndigoEmployee

[Vicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Définitivement un des meilleurs livres que j'ai lu!!! Je le conseille!
Definitively, one of the best book I have Ever read.

[Ginette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une histoire poignante, dont le coté historique est tres bien respecté. Dur par moment, mais c etait la realité.

[Valérie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've already seen the TV series, so I knew what I was reading. Pretty good, no surprises here but I admit I prefer the TV series!

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cette histoire est ecrites formidablement. J'ai savoure chaque page. Merci Arlette.

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Triste. triste. triste.

[Gabrielle Nadeau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un livre merveilleux, difficile à arrêté qui m'a emmené vers un grand nombre d'émotions...