The Gacé girl who became a Paris queen; La Dame aux Camélias - Normandy Then and Now
Within this imposing fortress at Gacé, is a small unexpected homage. A museum dedicated to a local girl whose short life was filled with passion, fame, tragedy and horror. In Gacé, Rose-Alphonsine Plessis worked in an umbrella factory. As Marie Duplessis, she was the courtesan queen of Paris, for a while. Thanks to the writer Alexandre...
