This is the story of a shattered dream: that of volunteers, the historic owners of the Puy du Fou, who find themselves dispossessed of the fruit of forty years of dedication and enthusiasm.
To achieve this result, Philippe de Villiers and his son Nicolas proceeded in small steps, ruthlessly dismissing those who stood in their way, causing hundreds of Puyfolais to leave, and transferring to their family the governance and quasi-ownership of the entire Puy du Fou group, contrary to what they continue to assert in the media.
Through numerous moving testimonies and, the author re-establishes the true history of the Puy du Fou and pays tribute to its Pioneers, emblematic figures of a success that owes everything to them.
A former journalist, first for Valeurs actuelles and then for the regional press, Christine Chamard has lived in the Vendée since 1993, and has been a volunteer at the Puy du Fou for almost twenty years.