Franck and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of modern life.
In this remote corner of the world, there is no phone signal. A mysterious dog emerges, looking for a new master. Ghosts of a dark past run wild in these hills, where a German lion tamer took refuge in the First World War . . .
Franck and Lise are confronted with nature at its most brutal. And they are about to discover that man and beast have more in common than they think.
‘So original, so beautifully done, and sinister and savage. I didn’t want it to end’ Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks
‘A magnificent allegory for the ways in which the modern world wears us down . . . A unique voice’ Le Figaro
‘A hymn to space and calm’ Libération
‘Holds the reader in suspense until the very last page’ L’Express
‘Proof of Serge Joncour’s immense talent and understanding of human subtleties’ Marie Claire
‘An ode to nature’ Le Point
‘Joncour is a magician’ Le Temps
