Joyce
Joyce Derenas is a historical fiction author who writes stories based on the real lives of her French-Canadian ancestors of the Beauce Valley in Quebec.
Gold claims of the Poulin brothers in the Dawson gold fields
Here are four gold claims worked by Poulin brothers in the novel the long shot. This novel is based on the real lives of historical… Read More »Gold claims of the Poulin brothers in the Dawson gold fields
Wolf population handled by Doig River First Nations Riflemen
In my new novel, the long shot, author Joyce Derenas counts on the Doig River First Nation men to save a group of 1907 prospectors… Read More »Wolf population handled by Doig River First Nations Riflemen
Mrs. Pierrette Pépin-Roy of Saint Georges, Quebec shared memories of her father-in-law
Mrs. Pépin-Roy shared a love and deep respect for her father-in-law, and shared this story with me: He drove his car to the Quebec rail… Read More »Mrs. Pierrette Pépin-Roy of Saint Georges, Quebec shared memories of her father-in-law
Fires Spreads Across Alberta
In my newly released novel, the long shot, someone read from an article in the Edmonton Capital: ‘The fires started in Idaho’s great western white… Read More »Fires Spreads Across Alberta
CITIZENS OUTRAGED AT ENDLESS NOISE IN THUNDER BAY
The party of men entered Thunder Bay welcomed by the stink of rotting fish. Along the waterfront piers broken Quebec carts filled a shallow cove… Read More »CITIZENS OUTRAGED AT ENDLESS NOISE IN THUNDER BAY
BALBRIGGANS HOLD MORE THAN FAMILY JEWELS
In a scene from my newly released novel, the long shot, miners leaving the Yukon with a wad of cash from the sale of their… Read More »BALBRIGGANS HOLD MORE THAN FAMILY JEWELS
SHOOT TO KILL ORDERS
One scene in my newly released novel, the long shot, focuses on silk trains that secretly brought in coachloads of the forbidden silk worms into… Read More »SHOOT TO KILL ORDERS