A debut novel of wild originality that turns the conventions of the magical novel on their head with a vivid, colorful, and whimsical style. It’s a real page-turner!
Twelve-year-old Inès is the type to beat up anyone who picks a fight with her brother, Tristan, a 16-year-old with autism. Tristan, on the other hand, is the type to look both ways before crossing the street. But on this particular day, he can’t stop his sister, who, while running after her dog… tumbles into a parallel universe. Bordeterre. That’s the name of this town, perched on a rift between two planes of reality. People who fall into it can never leave. There, you come across kids singing to turn a windmill, lords fishing for pebbles, rebellious scrap metal dealers who have chickens pull their trailers… and strange creatures.
Inès, by nature, is delighted. She explores, sniffing around the back alleys of Bordeterre with supreme joy, just like the dog she followed. Tristan is more worried: there’s something rotten in this town.
