Jeanne then makes the decision to get married in Marie's place. Jeanne realizes that in order for Marie to be happy, someone else must marry the man that was chosen for her. Marie, having fallen in love along the way, becomes saddened at the thought of marrying someone else. The two girls arrive in New France in August, 1672 and are welcomed by the Lieutenant, several potential fiancées and a group of Hurons. Along the way, Jeanne demonstrates her inherent ability for healing and medicines alongside her guardian Sister Bourgeoys, while Marie falls in love with a sailor named Jean. Together they embark on their 41-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Jeanne immediately agrees to this and sets out to New France with her friend Marie. At the age of 18, Jeanne is offered the chance to become a King's Daughter and travel to New France.

She also shows an aptitude for healing and herbal medicine. She is an adventurous, boisterous girl, creating and telling the other girls grand, romantic stories about herself and her friend, Thierry. Unable to survive alone, Jeanne is forced to enter a convent.

Jeanne Chatel is an orphan from a once prosperous family who lived with her grandfather until he died of illness when Jeanne was 10.

It follows the life of Jeanne Chatel, one of the King's Daughters of New France in the seventeenth century. The King's Daughter ( French: Jeanne, fille du Roy) is a historical novel for young adult readers by Suzanne Martel, first published in 1974.

Jeanne, fille du Roy by Suzanne Martel