The Woman Who Survived A Shipwreck, Starvation, And Isolation — The Incredible Story Of Marguerite De La Rocque
The return to France, after more than two years of isolation and ordeal, would have been a profound moment of transition.
From the island world — cold, silent, defined by the physical struggle to survive — back to the social world of France, with all its complexity and structure.
She survived.
She came home.
What happened after is also part of the story, and it tells us something important about how her experience was received and understood.
The Woman Who Came Home: The Historical Witnesses
After her return to France, Marguerite de la Rocque told her story to at least one person who found it worth recording.