From 1914, the end of the Belle Epoque, to 1950, shortly after the end of a war after which nothing would ever be the same again, Small Sacrifices presents the destinies of a bourgeois family, the Dutilleuls, who are proud of their social status.
As a child in 1914, Charlotte Dutilleul grows up with the indelible memory of what took place during a reception given by his parents on the very day that Jaurès was assassinated. A dual trauma that evening that will sully the Dutilleul name ever after. As an adult, Charlotte is sacrificed for the sake of the family. Married off to the son of a rich businessman, Alain Bouillard. Thanks to this dreadful match, the Dutilleuls can keep their property, which was under threat of confiscation. Years later, Charlotte, distraught, will wind up making a painful decision to avoid the dereliction of everything she believes in.

Small Sacrifices, a real page-turner, is built around a family secret. The upheavals of History make it ever more difficult for the characters to maintain the illusion that lets them survive. Caroline Sers confirms her predilection for families with skeletons in their closets.
1917-1950. The rise and fall of a perfectly respectable French family. Or how scores get settled from mother to daughter. Wicked!