The life of Adele Hugo, the famous writer’s youngest daughter, is stranger than fiction. She fell in love with a British soldier and followed him across the world. She spent her last days in an asylum. Was her love ever returned, or was she an obsessed and unwanted stalker?

Mark Bostridge obsessively traveled across the world to track down Adele, hoping to discover the truth. He was able to dredge up new documents and photographs and insights.

Adele’s beloved older sister’s death was a shock her father never recovered from. The beautiful Adele was pursued, but she rejected marriage. Victor Hugo was forced to leave his beloved homeland, taking the family (and his mistress!) to the Channel Islands. Hugo was larger than life in his fame as a novelist–and for his sexual appetite.

Adele fell for the handsome British officer Albert Andrew Pinson. They had a love affair. She followed him from post to post, but they never married, although a marriage license has been found. In fact, he married another woman, but remained concerned for Adele’s welfare.

Bostridge story of his search for Adele mirrors Adele’s obsession. Drawing from Adele’s journal, family stories and photographs, and historical records, Bostridge teases out a story that confirms that the mysteries of the human heart are unsolvable.

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