"GABRIELLE" means "God is strong"; it is what six related Gabrielles relied on during their life journeys. Their fictional stories are told from cradle to grave spanning four centuries using personal and historical facts. All belonged to the French aristocracy; related privilege afforded them education and wealth but did not prevent them from confronting formidable obstacles and much pain. Thus, all experienced the abyss of losing children and they had to adjust to the death or loss of their spouse, often at a young age, or of parents while still being children themselves.
These are female destinies presented by a female author-also a Gabrielle in the same bloodline-who hopes that how these Gabrielles dealt with adversity may be helpful to readers in their own struggles.