Title: The Mill of the Evasion - Annie Degroote - book
Summary :
At the dawn of the 20th century, a "genealogical" thriller about a legendary mill and its strange owner, in the Flanders region so dear to Annie Degroote.
The disturbing portrait of a young woman from the 18th century and a very pretty ring push the young Valentine de Montfleury to discover the Flanders mountains in search of hypothetical ancestors. Accompanied by Esmérance, a bubbly and resourceful grandmother, the seductive Sylvain, and Jan, a giant from Cassel and mill carpenter, Valentine will lift the veil on the secret of the legendary Dérobade mill, a secret that has shocked generations. Chances of life, family reunions and, at the end of the road, an unexpected love...