Louis Didier bought a girl to raise as a wife: a shocking story from France.

According to ТСН: In 1936, 34-year-old Frenchman Louis Didier purchased a six-year-old girl, Janine, from a poor miner.

Buying a child to create a wife

Didier promised the parents that he would raise the child, feed her, and educate her, in exchange for their agreement never to contact her again. Louis decided to raise Janine as a wife who would bear him children. After 34 years, having become the owner of a house, he became even more immersed in his dream of creating a superhuman — a being that would surpass all people in capabilities.

Janine grew up under Didier's supervision, and at the age of 28, in 1957, she gave birth to their first and only daughter, Maud Julien.

To avoid drawing societal attention, Didier moved the family to northern France, where they practically isolated themselves from the outside world. The only connection they had with the outside was a phone booth that he kept locked.

Maud Julien: cruel trials

Maud's first memories emerged when she was just five, related to forced intoxication that led to liver problems she had to live with moving forward.

Didier forced his daughter to drink alcohol and perform difficult tasks. If she showed any emotions, she was punished. 'It was a useful tool,' recalls Maud, now 60. 'To get information from someone.'

Maud constantly suffered punishment for failures and emotional humiliation from her father. These were just parts of the numerous exercises aimed at eliminating 'weakness.' Others included horrific methods, such as forced electric shock training.

One of the most horrifying practices involved bathing her in a dirty tub and then locking her in a dark basement for the night to 'meditate on death.' Every time she moved, bells were sewn into her clothing.

'My father told me that if I opened my mouth, mice — even rats — would sense it, crawl inside, and eat me from the inside,' she recalls in her memoirs.

Maud could only eat plain boiled rice and raw vegetables, rarely left the house, and her bedroom was virtually unheated.

Janine, her mother, also did not support her. In her memoirs titled 'The Only Girl in the World,' Maud wrote about an incident where her mother caught a gardener sexually harassing the girl. But instead of helping, Janine turned a blind eye to it.

As she grew older, Maud began to rebel, trying to protect herself in any way she could. Over time, she attempted to take her own life.

Only in her late teenage years did she see a chance for escape.

Under her father's watchful eye, she learned to play several musical instruments — piano, violin, saxophone, trumpet, and double bass, which Didier thought would help her survive in extreme conditions.

Escape from the tyrant father

At 16, Maud got her first music teacher, Monsieur Molin. The teacher suggested she attend a music school, which marked the beginning of a new life for the girl.

Despite her parents' plans, when Maud turned 18, she was given the opportunity to marry. She seized the chance and left home.

Life in freedom

Upon leaving her confined world, Maud faced many challenges. Dictionaries were banned in their home, so she did not know the alphabet. Despite her musical skills, she lacked basic social skills.

Didier died four years later, leaving Janine a widow without means of support.

Before becoming a mother, Maud observed how other mothers interacted with their children, not knowing what maternal love was.

In her marriage to a young musician, she had a daughter, and later, after a divorce, she began therapy.

Later, after marrying for the second time, in 1990 she gave birth to another daughter and built an impressive career as a psychologist, specializing in trauma and psychological control.

Despite her difficult childhood, Maud believes that her story is not just one of suffering.

'For me, it is a guide to escaping from prison. You can survive difficult things and find a way out. Now I am happy and have children. I want my story to be a story of hope,' she says.

Maud does not consider herself the only victim in her father's family.

'My father had traits typical of cult leaders,' she says. 'The only time he spoke about his past with emotions was when he recalled how his father made him eat his beloved rabbit. It stripped him of sensitivity to others,' Maud adds.

The story of Maud Julien is not only a testament to her horrific experience but also a hope for how one can overcome difficult circumstances. She strives to convey to people that despite hard times, there is always a way to find freedom and happiness even from a 'prison.' Today, Maud leads an active lifestyle, engages in psychology, helping others find a way out of difficulties and supporting them on the path to healing.