Could sixteen-year-old Anna-Laure de Laudren imagine, when she married the Marquis de Pontalec, the most handsome of the courtiers of King Louis XVI, what cruel trials fate had in store for her? If on her wedding day in the chapel of Versailles she had been asked how she imagined her life would be, the girl would have answered: “Happy!” But the Marquis de Pontalec did not bring her happiness; he decided on the fate of his young wife in his own way. Anna-Laura was left alone in the face of the adversity that befell her. The help of a friend and new love not only kept her on the edge of the abyss, but also revived her to a new life full of dangers and exciting adventures.