L'influence d'un livre: Roman historique

In the mist‑shrouded banks of the Saint‑Lawrence, a modest cabin shelters a solitary figure consumed by an impossible dream. Charles Amand, a gaunt farmer‑turned‑alchemist, spends long nights hunched over cracked crucibles, following the cryptic instructions of an obscure treatise. His experiments with strange metals and sulfur reveal more frustration than triumph, yet the promise of turning base matter into gold keeps him tethered to his obsessive quest.

When a clandestine visitor arrives at the stroke of midnight, the fragile routine shatters. Dupont, a shadowy confidant, brings with him a whispered pact and a plan that could finally tip the scales in Amand’s favor. Their uneasy alliance hints at hidden motives and the lure of a fortune that might lift the family from poverty—or plunge them deeper into danger. Listeners are drawn into a world where hope, desperation, and the alchemical allure intertwine beneath the cold, starless sky.