Viviane Janouin-Benanti

Is truth beyond imagination? Viviane Janouin-Benanti is not far from thinking so. During her law studies, she was deeply shocked by the case of the Sequestrée de Poitiers (a woman held captive for 25 years). The horror of the facts was already quite inconceivable: a woman held captive for 25 years, discovered completely naked, skeletal, covered with excrement, cockroaches, worms and driven mad by her detention. But that the scene takes place in a luxurious private mansion in Poitiers (France), that the sequestered girl is the daughter of the former dean of the Faculty, and the sister of a former sub-prefect living in the house facing the locked window, was a totally unbelievable situation in a novel. Yet it was the truth. Viviane Janouin-Benanti had promised herself that she would write her story one day. In the meantime, her work in community life has led her to encounter a number of shocking cases and surprising situations, which have definitely convinced her that life is always full of poignant tragedies if we know how to go through with the understanding of the characters and their actions. Short biography of Viviane Janouin-Benanti: With a legal, political science and public health background, Viviane Janouin-Benanti has long been an active member of voluntary sectors. From this experience she drew two first books (essays). The author now devotes himself to writing and writes novels. Fascinated by true stories, she has chosen to revive the protagonists of major criminal or historical cases. Viviane Janouin-Benanti's novels: Viviane Janouin-Benanti's novels follow an old French tradition: the narrative of criminal cases. Inspired by real facts, they portray a France plagued by tumult, rapid changes of regime, religious and social conflicts. Viviane Janouin-Benanti analyses in depth the motivations behind the actions and circumstances that can explain the tragic gestures she describes. The human beings she chooses to talk about are often complex and she does not attempt to simplify their personality. From the criminal records, she brings back to life those men and women who really existed.