Laure Conan was the first woman novelist in French Canada and the first writer in all Canada to attempt a roman d'analyse. Her daring in writing a psychological novel was 'forgiven'; because she was a woman, and her anticipating the trend towards this type of novel was attributed to 'that intuition natural to her sex.'

Laure Conan (1845-1924), pen name of Marie-Louise-Félicité Angers, is regarded as the first true French-Canadian female novelist. She was born in Murray Bay, Canada East. Educated by the Ursulines, Laure wrote eleven books focussed largely on religion and family structure in Quebec, with a particular interest in exploring the minds of her characters. She also was a valued contributor to Le Journal de Françoise, a bimonthly paper edited by Robertine Barry.

Yves Brunelle is a member of the Association of Canadian and Quebec Literatures and the Atlantic Canada Institute. Brunelle has taught both French and English, and was Program Director for Radio-Canada in Moncton and producer of "Public Affairs" for CBC Halifax.