A Daughter of Eve

In a sumptuous Parisian boudoir where blue velvet, turquoise‑studded lamps and a glittering marble chimney create a polished stage, two young women sit huddled by the fire, their tears echoing through the richly appointed room. The setting, a showcase of fine furnishings and exotic botanicals, hints at wealth that masks a fragile domestic life, while the silent sorrow of the women invites curiosity about the secret that has shaken their world.

The story turns to Ferdinand du Tillet, a self‑made banker whose marriage to a Granville daughter was forged as much by ambition as by a tangled dowry agreement. As political winds shift after the July Revolution, du Tillet finds his social climb entangled with family expectations and looming uncertainties. Listeners are drawn into a portrait of 1830s Paris where love, status and hidden grief intersect, setting the stage for the tensions that will shape the characters’ futures.