The Path of Lucas:The journey he Endured by Susanne Bellefuelle (Non-African
Prose)
Lucas Clarkson is a simple man, a family man, and a hard working farmer’s son. From a
small town in Eastern Ontario, the author Susanne Bellefeuille, brings us on Lucas’s journey
through the trials and tribulations of his life.
Lucas’s path is not as simple as the man he’s portrayed to be. From the days spent working
on his dad’s farm to becoming a successful mechanic, with a genuine heart and his
incredible strength, Lucas faces many difficult decisions. The choices he makes may be the
difference between realising his dreams and keeping his family together.
Plot summary of the novel “Path of Lucas: The Journey He Endured” Is based on true
events in Susanne Bellefeuille's family, the book tells the story of Lucas Clarkson. It follows
him through his movements around Canadian territory.
The book is highly emotional, moving and dramatic. Lucas Clarkson grew up on his father's
farm. He had a good, simple life, loving parents, and a close family. He met the love of his
life at age 17, and continued on to be a hard working, strong family man. He had many ups
and downs after starting his family, and had to make several hard decisions to keep them
together.
Told through his daughter's eye, this biography is a true story of family,
Lucas falls in love with Isabelle, a poor neighbour girl who doesn't speak English when they
meet. Her sister acts as interpreter and they each learn enough of the other's language to be
able to start dating.Although She didn't want to marry right away because she had to help
support her poor family. When she becomes pregnant, however, they end up marrying
sooner than planned.
Her life changed remarkably after the realisation that her desires will require her to complete
college and set a better example for her children and grandchildren.
Lucas's path is not as simple as the man he's portrayed to be. From the days spent working
on his dad's farm to becoming a successful mechanic, with a genuine heart and his
incredible strength, Lucas faces many difficult decisions. The choices he makes may be the
difference between realising his dreams and keeping his family together.
The book tells the story of an older father sharing his life with his adult daughter, who is lying
in a hospital bed in a coma after a terrible accident.
Through it all, the story's message is one of love, sacrifice, determination and the knowledge
that you can have a good life even if you have to make compromises. The reader is certainly
given the sense that it is only Lucas's love and determination that gets the family
through.Choices are hard, and Lucas must decide between realising his dreams and fighting
to keep his family together. Lucas's commitment to his family is never more effectively
communicated than during a particularly troubled period in Isabelle's life.
Lucas is forced to wait, but he doesn't give up hope. He talks to his daughter, fighting to
break through, and what unfolds is his story of love, his dreams, and the struggles he
endured keeping his family together.
