Rose Alone

(4 customer reviews)

After the Great Exile of her entire Acadian community from Canada in 1755, half of Rose’s family and her boyfriend disappear. As part of their forced resettlement in colonial East Hampton, New York, the English government begins it’s work to turn Rose and her Acadian family into “proper English citizens”. Lonely and unable to speak her native French, Rose’s situation is made worse by a vindictive Master who blames her as a French speaker for the capture and perhaps death of his son by French military forces in upstate New York. Read Rose Alone to follow Rose’s journey as she struggles to find her place and family in the new world of battling French and English Empires in America. 

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About the author

Sheila Flynn DeCosse picked up a pen in grade school and has been at it ever since. She has published non-fiction articles, adult and children’s fiction, and poetry. She has always been interested in tales of immigration to America. When she became aware of the placement of refugee Acadians in Colonial East Hampton, New York, her interest was aroused.

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Weight 0.660 lbs
Dimensions 8 × 5 × 0.46 in

4 reviews for Rose Alone

  1. Praxilla –

    This is a beautiful and moving historical novel about a little-known historical event, the 1755 exile of French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia to English-speaking Long Island, where 14-year-old Rose works as basically a slave for an English family, with her native language and religion threatened and no idea if she will ever be free to choose her own life or see the scattered members of her family and community again. Written in strong, simple language that gives an old-timey feel, this book dramatizes Rose’s dilemmas — should she try to escape from her hard master and lonely life of drudgery, or stay to help a kind mistress through a difficult pregnancy? Will she remain true to her childhood sweetheart from Acadia or make a new life on Long Island with a handsome carpenter? There are no easy answers in this heartfelt novel.

  2. K. Roche (verified owner) –

    Gripping Story of a Girl Torn From Her Homeland

    Once Rose is ripped from her French speaking Acadian home and expelled from Canada in 1755 during the French and Indian War, I quickly found Rose Alone impossible to put down. My heart beat with Rose’s as she endured a brutal sea voyage before being forced to live with people who feared and hated her because she could neither speak nor understand English.

    I found myself cheering for Rose, fighting to preserve her sense of herself and her culture, struggling to make life bearable in a foreign land. This sobering tale of humanity shining through untold trials sent shivers through my body and made me wonder – although Rose’s story takes place long ago, how many young refugees from war-torn countries live out a modern day version of Rose’s journey today?

  3. Karen DelleCava (verified owner) –

    In Rose Alone, set in 1756, 14-year old Rose is forced from her home in Acadia, Canada by the English government. Separated from her family, friends and fellow Acadians, she endures a grueling month long voyage in the bowels of a ship in deplorable conditions and is delivered to her fate as a non-English speaking slave in East Hampton, NY.

    Rose’s voice immediately transported to me to this richly detailed historical setting. Her suffering reaches unimaginable depths-loss of home, family, country and physical well-being but she always dares to HOPE. She develops an unlikely friendly relationship with Mistress Abigail, the pregnant head of household for whom she works and her two young daughters. Master Jonas shows only contempt for Rose and works her beyond her physical capacity, forbids her to speak her native French and forces her to learn English.

    Devout in her religion, Rose wavers, feeling abandoned by God. Rose’s despair is palpable.

    When a plan to escape begins to percolate, my heart ached as Rose decides between freedom and helping Abigail through a difficult pregnancy and potentially fatal delivery.

    Told in stunningly, beautiful language, kind-hearted Rose is tested physically and emotionally but her spirit remains unbroken. I celebrated the fleeting moments of joy that she experienced with handsome Nate, Sarah (the girl who taught Rose French) and her bouncy, bubbly brother Jacques. I cried when she felt oh, so, alone in the world. Readers will cheer for this strong, young lady and the life she deserves.

    Rose Alone est trés magnifique! Merci, Madame Sheila Flynn DeCosse!

  4. Maggie (verified owner) –

    This is a fantastic book. I learned so much about the Acadians and their forcible move to East Hampton. A highlight of the book are the charming descriptions of Rose’s relationships with her family and friends. The writer illuminates what a young girl would have felt like leaving her home for a foreign land. It’s a must read.

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