About this book

At 12 years old, a boy doesn’t know anything about adults’ games. What could they hide? What could they want? And why would they lie? In this story, a charming baron tries to seduce a beautiful married woman who rejects his advances. To win her over, he tries to befriend her young son, Edgar, even though this deception might impact the boy’s innocence. This coming of age novella cleverly explores the discovery of adulthood through the eyes of a boy, forced to grow up as he witnesses his mother and the baron’s twisted games, even if he doesn’t yet understand them.