Heidi Ehrhart
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Tracy Chevalier:
Hi Tracy, may I ask about your connection to the Cevennes? After graduating from college I came on a trip to Europe and never left! At one point I participated in a youth work camp which by chance was in the Cevennes, and I was enchanted. To make a long story short, I have a house in the commune of Saint Germain de Calberte, which is about half way between Saint Jean du Gard and Florac. Best wishes, Heidi
Tracy Chevalier
Hi Heidi
My ancestors were French Huguenots from the Cevennes who fled after the Massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572, ending up in the town of Moutier in Switzerland. My Dad was born there in the 20th century before emigrating with my grandparents to the US. I decided to write about the Cevennes in The Virgin Blue as a way to get to know where the Chevaliers originally came from. None of that story is the Chevalier story - we know nothing about them other than that they came from the Cevennes. But I loved getting to know the area.
My ancestors were French Huguenots from the Cevennes who fled after the Massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572, ending up in the town of Moutier in Switzerland. My Dad was born there in the 20th century before emigrating with my grandparents to the US. I decided to write about the Cevennes in The Virgin Blue as a way to get to know where the Chevaliers originally came from. None of that story is the Chevalier story - we know nothing about them other than that they came from the Cevennes. But I loved getting to know the area.
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