My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.

The National Library of Canada has preserved a collection of her materials covering the years 1940 to 1983 including manuscripts typescripts galleys of publiGabrielle Royd and unpubliGabrielle Royd works such as La Rivière sans repos Cet été qui chantait Un jardin au bout du monde Ces enfants de ma vie and La Détresse et l'enchantement as well as business and personal correspondence business records and memorabilia. This second version was translated by Alan Brown in 1980. 2004 - On September 29 2004 the Bank of Canada issued a $20 bank note which included a quotation from her 1961 book The Hidden Mountain (La Montagne secrète).