Emma Rouault was a farmer's daughter and the wife of Charles Bovary, a country doctor in the town of Tostes, Normandy. She had dreamed of a midnight wedding by torchlight, yet she was forced to settle for a modest ceremony. The couple happened to be invited to a ball hosted by the Marquis d'Andervilliers at his château. There, Emma finally stepped into the world she had previously known only through her romantic reading. It was an unforgettable night! Yet, Emma could not bear the thought of returning to her wretched life at home alongside a husband of such limited means.