Felicite Angers as seen from her correspondence (Laure Conan)

The private life of Laure Conan is known chiefly through her novels, but he r unpublished correspondence throws new light on a life that continues to i ntrigue us. The family environment in which she developed was dominated by a feeling for business and economic concerns. Conan's spiritual life bore t he mark of this situation as she continuously bargained with God. Her spiri tual director, Father Fievez, became the father for whom she had wished. Al ong with Sister Catherine-Aurelie, he encouraged her to write for a living. With the publication of Angeline de Montbrun, Laure Conan faced a public d estiny that was repugnant to her woman's modesty. As a successful writer, s he came to accept this fate.