While searching for a place to have a party with her friends‚ Millie comes upon an abandoned manor at the entrance of the town. All sorts of legends about this old house and its inhabitants have been told. While wandering amongst the rooms‚ Millie sees the silhouette of an enigmatic man appear at the top of the majestic staircase‚ he is watching her. Suddenly his features decompose. Millie has the vision of a burnt black face‚ grimacing in pain. Terrified she flees. That same day‚ her mother introduces her to her new stepfather‚ Pierre. He is the new occupant of the manor… Millie recognizes the stranger from the castle! Is he the ghost of the man with a sulphurous reputation that disappeared 40 years ago? This novel shows with brilliance how a rumour started to protect a family secret can mark our spirits not to mention that of an impressionable young girl… Age: 13 and up
Novel‚ 12‚5 x 17‚8 cm‚ 224 PP.