In 1542, a scandal on the high seas ended with betrayal on a remote island off Newfoundland. Noblewoman Marguerite de La Rocque, accused of a forbidden romance aboard her cousin’s expedition, was cast away on the so-called Isle of Demons—a place whispered to be haunted. Stranded with her lover and maid, Marguerite watched as hunger and exposure claimed them both, leaving her utterly alone. For over two brutal years she fought off starvation, wolves, and despair, until fishermen stumbled upon her battered form. Marguerite’s survival became a sensation across Europe: a tale of love, abandonment, and resilience that blurred the line between punishment and crime.