This biography places Bernadette in the context of her time. She was born into a volatile family and her parent's lives were blighted by economic failure and alcoholism. At the age of 14 Bernadette was an illiterate child-servant, who suddenly experienced a series of visions of a White Lady in the Grotto of Massabielle.
Townspeople, government officials, clergy and journalists were all drawn in and sought out Bernadette in order to assess her story. A chain of events was set off which made her one of the most famous women in France.
Bernadette has to be understood not only in religious terms, but also with reference to themes such as tourism, commercialism, mass-representation and the exploitation of female celebrities.
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