Mr and Mrs Graissac live with their two children in a sinister pavilion in Saint-Flour in the Auvergne region. They divorce after he is suspected of sexual touching on his daughter Laurence. Thierry, their son, finds it a malicious pleasure to harass Laurence with incessant mockery on her obesity. But the latter still devotes a blind and unconditional love to her brother and father. She picks herself up thanks to high-performance sport until the day her mother and brother have a car accident: Thierry is seriously wounded and Mrs Graissac is sent to a mental institution. Laurence comes back home to take care of her brother and financially support her family. This is how she starts working at the casino in Chaudes-Aigues where she meets the man who will change her life dramatically.
- The myth of the femme fatale adapted by Sophie Loubière.
- The astonishing portrait of a young woman, both victim and malicious, which makes this book a tremendous psychological thriller or a brilliant and definitely modern noir novel.
- A novel dealing with psychological manipulation - including that of the reader - that illustrates how deceiving appearances can be and how violent other people's gaze can be.
Sophie Loubière dedicated herself to journalism for 17 years. She published her first novel in 1999. She's the author of nine novels, along with numerous short stories and radio dramas. In 2011, she gained international recognition with her novel The Stone Boy and the support of her now dear friend, Thomas H.Cook.
In addition to being a novelist, Sophie is an Associate of the SACD (Dramatics Authors and Conductors Society), and thus works to defend, promote and support authors in their environment. She's also a specialist in film music.