Chapter 42
Mignon traveled to Barcelona with her children to reunite with her father, Pierre. Her life had come full circle, she meeting Pierre with the knowledge that he was indeed her biological father. She discovered that through her journey through the valley she had released all animosity, and now celebrated her mother’s renewed happiness. Celebrating their joy, they spent several weeks together getting reacquainted. It was just like she remembered their first meeting, when she was thirteen years old. Pierre was the same, but quite different. This time he was free to show his love. He explained that his hasty departure in France had been due to the death of his wife and young daughter in a car accident in Barcelona. Overwhelmed with guilt, by the time he returned to Paris he found An
