In 1944, Manon is born in Montreal to parents rooted in rural northern Quebec. Her father decides to leave the family a few months after she is born. As he would never return home, her mother raises her in poor conditions. Manon grows up to be a shy, innocent, and lonely girl. At age 22, during the turbulent years of the so-called Quiet Revolution in Quebec, Manon becomes pregnant out of wedlock. When she decides to keep her pregnancy, she faces the judgment and condescending attitudes and remarks from her overly religious and rather hostile neighbors. She finds the support of her mother absolutely necessary, and she learns about the tremendous strength that she has within as she faces the social stigma successfully. Falling Into his Trap is a stark portrayal of a period of fundamental change in the Quebec society, and the suffering of women at a time when abortion was illegal in Canada. From Falling Into his Trap: ...The whole neighborhood rose like a riot against me. I am a...

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