Sophie, the beautiful daughter of Beatrice, is 16 years old. She is a girl full of dreams, an ingénue out to enjoy life and follow her passions. However, her mother has other plans for her – a strategy to ensure her daughter achieves a privileged rank in
the court, with a place alongside the King. Soon, Sophie discovers that the glitter of Versailles hides a cruel and violent world… where one must abandon candor in order to survive.
Fabien uses Sophie to infiltrate the parlours of Versailles. As the poisonings increase, he relies on her to feed back to him private discussions and shameful admissions…Forced, by order of the king, to marry the Duke of Cassel, she discovers, at her own expense, the cruelty of life in the court of Versailles. When Palatine arrives, Sophie takes up the role of companion to Monsieur's wife. A genuine friendship develops between the two young women: both of whom find themselves trapped in a marriage not of their choosing. But, although Palatine hopes that her marriage may one day blossom, Sophie knows that, for her, there is no hope of that… and decides to free herself, whatever the cost…
