The Prisoner of Poitiers

<p><strong>Starved neglected abandoned - the true story of the woman kept a secret from the world for 25 years.</strong></p><p> </p><p>In the summer of 1876 the vivacious intelligent and beautiful Blanche Monnier vanishes as if she never existed.</p><p> </p><p>Twenty-five years later within the confines of a middle-class respectable chateau the French authorities uncover a shocking crime that shakes not only the local community but the political world of rural France.</p><p> </p><p>The truth of Blanche Monnier's disappearance is so terrible and bizarre it is almost unbelievable and leaves opinion divided on how far a family should go to protect their reputation.</p><p> </p><p>Historian Sophie Jackson reveals the terrible events that led to the horrible imprisonment of a young woman and the chauvinistic attitudes of the men who first wrote her story.</p><p> </p><p>While giving Blanche back her voice and exploding the myths that flood the internet about her case she asks us - is it possible for such a crime to happen again today?</p><p> </p><p>Discover the true story of Blanche Monnier's confinement in <em>The Prisoner of Poitiers</em> today!</p>