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After a long convalescence, Madame Préau returns to her home outside Paris only to find the neighborhood in disrepair. She learns that a new house sits beside hers and that its occupants have two healthy children, but also a third child—a malnourished, abused boy who throws stones at her window. Muttered as a possible hallucination of the isolated elderly woman, the child’s existence is denied by the family. When the police refuse to listen to Madame Préau’s reports, she resolves to act independently and use any means necessary to ensure the boy’s safety.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Sophie Loubière
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