{"product_id":"la-vraie-reine-stephane-poirier-9798263960810","title":"La Vraie Reine","description":"La Vraie Reine follows Simon-Pierre Lachance, the 17-year-old narrator, in a tightly-wound Quebec City family during the fall of 1978. The story unfolds through his introspective, observational lens as he records \"evidence\" of family life, a strategy encouraged by his father and sharpened by both parents' devotion to hierarchy, ritual, and judgment. The novel is organized chronologically and thematically, with each chapter's scenes providing both event and reflection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLa Vraie Reine is a complex, slow-burning family drama that uses the language of bureaucracy, ritual, and observational science to explore themes of belonging, judgment, and the limits of objectivity. The early chapters set the stage for a clash between care and condemnation, pushing the narrator from chronicler to active participant in his family's struggle for understanding or survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephane Poirier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798263960810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Stephane Poirier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997126701311,"sku":"9798263960810","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-vraie-reine-stephane-poirier-9798263960810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}