A biographical narrative tracking a pioneering educator's struggle against societal norms and personal loss to establish a child-centered pedagogy.
Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
Léa Todorov
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