A story of wild hopes and forbidden desires in a 19th century ruled by rigid conventions.
Cécile Coulon immerses us in the heart of an arranged marriage. At eighteen, Aimée submits to the cold charm of Candre Marchère, a wealthy landowner from the Jura, and leaves her family for the isolated “Forêt d’Or” estate. There, she is confronted with her husband’s silence and the oppressive authority of Henria, the servant. Surrounded by a dense forest, the house seems haunted by the memory of Aleth, Candre’s first wife, who died shortly after their marriage. Aimée inhabits her room, wears her clothes, shares her fate—until the arrival of Emeline, a flute teacher, disrupts this closed world and awakens buried desires.
Seule en sa demeure is a powerful tale of domination, passion, and frustrated love.
