Incredible story of the 19th century french socialite who vanished for 25 years.
French socialite locked in her attic.
She argued that her daughter could not marry a penniless lawyer.
Louise monnier and her brother marcel continued on with their daily lives pretending to mourn blanche s death.
Her disapproving mother angered by her daughter s defiance locked her in a tiny dark room in the attic of their home where she kept her secluded for 25 years.
The french socialite who was locked in her attic for 25 years following a thwarted love.
In 1874 at the age of 25 she wanted to marry an older lawyer who was not to her mother louise s liking.
Blanche monnier was a french socialite who was locked in an attic by her mother for 25 years without sunlight.