In a provincial English town, young ladies of marriageable age are languishing. Delicate creatures: thin wrists, pale faces, impeccable manners. Unfortunately for them, there is no one to marry there. And then a rich heir comes to a neighboring estate and announces that he is looking for a bride. But with one condition: the chosen one must pass a special test, staying overnight in his castle on a bed made of a dozen mattresses... Flor Vesco is the author of the novel “Mirella” (2021), a master of language games and stylizations. This time the writer crosses women's novels of the 19th century with fairy tales by Perrault and Andersen and goes further into the territory of erotic literature. You are expected to grow up through exploring your body and gaining the strength to separate from the ghosts of the past. Sorcières Prize 2022