- Paperback: 89 pages
- Publisher: Rheta Pr (July 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0966853601
- ISBN-13: 978-0966853605
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,942,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the Author
Cote Robbins was brought up bilingually in a Franco-American neighborhood in Waterville, Maine known as "down the Plains". She attended Waterville High School and graduated in 1971. Her maman came from Wallagrass, a town in the northern part of the state and her father was from Waterville. She has spent many years researching the origins and visiting the hometowns of her ancestors in Canada and France.
She attended the University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1980-1982, graduating with an A.A. degree with a concentration in Art. In 1982-85, she attended the University of Maine on a bilingual education scholarship. She edited an international, bilingual socio-cultural journal entitled, Le FORUM at the Franco-American Center from 1986-96. She has written for several other publication as well.
Ct Robbins was the 1997 winner of the Maine Chapbook Award for her work of creative nonfiction entitled, Wednesday's Child. She is currently working on a book of literary criticism on Grace de Repentigny Metalious, author of Peyton Place. She received her M.A. from the University of Maine in May, 1997. She is a founder and Executive Director of the Franco-American Women's Institute.
She lives in Brewer with her husband, David. They have three children, Bridget, Benjamin married to Jana Bishop, and Jesse.
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Waterville, Maine..........I can relate also, May 10 2000
By Gisele Frankel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wednesday's Child (Paperback)
I, like the author, Rhea Cote Robbins was brought up belingually in Waterville, Maine. My mother was born in Beauceville, Canada and moved to Maine to work in the Lewiston mills. My dad's parents were from Canada, and moved to the Waterville. When my mother would speak to my siblings and I, it was always in french, we would answer her in english. I could relate with Rhea's stories of going to a parochial schoold, playing in the cemetary, however not the same one as she did, and also the importance of inheriting my grandmothers quilt.....what a treasure. I did marry a man who graduated from Colby, the elite college on the hill. Enjoyed the french dialog, it brought a smile to my face to see the language in print. The author captured the essence of life, the life I grew up in.
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Extaordinary, Jan 30 2012
By faithhope101 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wednesdays Child (Paperback)
I had to buy this book for a class I'm taking and it may be one of the best books I've had to read for a class. Coming from a Franco-American background I could identify with much of the book. If you're looking to learn more about the cultures in Maine or the Franco-American culture more specifically, this is a great book to start with.
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