In 1876 25 year old blanche monnier a beautiful french socialite from a well respected family fell in love with an older broke lawyer who.
Paris socialite locked in attic.
Blanche monnier french pronunciation.
1 march 1849 13 october 1913 often known in france as la séquestrée de poitiers roughly the confined woman of poitiers was a woman from poitiers vienne france who was secretly kept locked in a small room by her aristocratic mother for 25 years she was eventually found by police then middle aged and in an emaciated and.
Only to be discovered locked in her mother s attic because of her scandalous sex life blanche monnier fell in love.
The french socialite who was locked in her attic for 25 years following a thwarted love.
Incredible story of the 19th century french socialite who vanished for 25 years.