Date 02 March 2016
Pages 336
Format cm 14 x 22
Price € 14.80
EAN 9782330060862
Publisher Website www.actes-sud-jeunesse.fr

The Estate

Author Jo Witek
Publisher Actes Sud Jeunesse
Category Children's Books
GENRE Young Adult
Age YA
A beautiful setting and an atmosphere in which the suspense and the reader's sense of unease increase with every page. Not to mention a very unexpected outcome.

Gabriel’s mother has been hired for the summer as a servant in a rich household and he is going with her. The miles of surrounding countryside are a promise of happiness for this nature-loving youngster. Yet as soon as he arrives, he feels ill at ease. The house's strict atmosphere triggers uncontrollable reactions of anger and jealousy within him. When the owners’ grandchildren arrive, including the lovely Eleonore, Gabriel loses all control of his emotions. He will do anything to win Eleonore’s heart. Even if it means putting them both in danger…

  • Awards Prix T'Aimes Lire 2017, Prix de la Librairie Lucioles de Vienne 2017
  • As of: September 2021