When We Lost Our Heads

Set in 19th century Montreal, this story follows the intense friendship between Marie Antoine, the daughter of the city's wealthiest man, and Sadie Arnett, a clever outsider. Their relationship, marked by both passion and risk, evolves through periods of innocence and depravity, ultimately challenging the social boundaries around them. Traveling through various facets of society—from finishing school to the city’s underworld—the narrative explores themes of gender, desire, class, and human emotion with vivid intensity.