Laurent Mauvignier's first novel, published in 1999.

When Luke leaves home, his parents, Jean and Martha, feel it's probably for the best for all three of them. Gilbert and Genevieve, Luke's uncle and aunt, think so too. But not Celine, Luke's cousin. She's the only one who isn't surprised, the only one who fears that the thing that troubled them all so much about Luke would come back and bite them.