The writer revealed a shocking truth: Blanche Monnier, a woman from Poitiers, had been locked away in a small attic room for a staggering 25 years. The letter painted a grim picture of Blanche’s ...

Blanche's father, weak in character, did not dare to contradict his fierce wife and let her act. By 1876 Blanche Monnier had disappeared from the face of the earth for most of his acquaintances ...