The Mad Women's Ball

The Salpêtrière asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad or hysterical. But the truth is more complicated - these women are often inconvenient, unwanted wives or strong-willed daughters. Once a year, a grand event is held - the Mad Women's Ball. For the Parisian elite, it is the highlight of the social season ; for the women themselves, it is a rare moment of hope.
Geneviève is a senior nurse who has placed her faith in Doctor Charcot and his new science. But everything changes when she meets Eugénie, the daughter of a bourgeois family. For Eugénie has a secret and she needs Genevieve's help. Their fates will collide on the night of the Mad Women's Ball...