Sarah and Jacob

In this work of pure imagination, the author immerses us in a series of captivating chronicles that span from 1680 to 1837, blending history and fiction with remarkable fi nesse. At the heart of these narratives stands Adam Coeuret, a man mysteriously spared from the galleys by Royal Grace in 1672, who becomes the common thread of a plot that probes the justice system of his time and its many ambiguities. Through his fate, the author explores the darker corners of judicial machinery-where sentencing, escapes, and unearned freedoms intertwine. But Adam's destiny, as murky as it is strange, takes an unexpected turn after the Affair of the Poisons, with revelations about his possible future that reshape how his era is perceived. Through a mosaic of chronicles, characters like Sarah, Jacob, Martha, and George cross paths in increasingly complex situations: a disturbed magician, gambling games in 1807, long-held secrets unveiled in Biarritz in 1837. In each era, the thread of injustice is woven-between lies and hidden truths. A journey through centuries where justice, power, and madness intertwine, shedding light on the failures of a system sometimes too eager to shield the guilty. Page after page, the reader is invited to refl ect on the persistence of injustice, from the time of poisons to the present day