Edith Pagot learns that she was born in a Lebensborn, a past she was unaware of her entire life. Confirmation comes in the spring of 2026, after an investigation by her daughter, Émilie Ruffra.
She is born in a manor house in Lamorlaye, near Chantilly. It is there that the Nazis inaugurate, in February 1944,"Westwald,"the only Lebensborn established on French soil.
At the time, the little girl is still called Edith de Vicar. The archives subsequently yield no details about her father.
About her mother, there is no information except this name,"De Vicar,"and the fact that she was French.
In 1948, the child is placed with a couple in the Meuse. Her adoptive parents officially adopt her in 1951 and keep her first name, Edith.
Without an answer, the orphan imagines a mother who would have abandoned her. She does not necessarily think of a link to the war.
Just a few months ago, Edith Pagot had never seen a photograph of herself as a baby. Throughout her life, she remains unaware of this heavy past.
While reading the story of Matthieu and his mother, she comes across Edith's birth name several times, the only lead she had. The similarities prompt her to contact him in the spring of 2026.
After these months of investigation, Edith is shaken but remains standing. This story has also brought mother and daughter a little closer.