Loyalties Av Delphine De Vigan

<p><b>What happens when adults are as lost as the children they''re supposed to be protecting? From the author of the Richard and Judy Book Club Pick <i>No and Me</i></b><br><b><br>‘Packs a hefty emotional punch. It reminded me of Leila Slimani’s terrific <i>Lullaby</i>’ <i>Bookseller</i></b><br><b><br>‘Narrated with punch and pace. You’re kept reading helplessly to the desperate cliffhanger finish’ <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>Thirteen-year-old Théo and his friend Mathis have a secret.<br><br>Their teacher, Hélène, suspects something is not right with Théo and becomes obsessed with rescuing him, casting aside her professionalism to the point of no return. <br><br>Cécile, mother of Mathis, discovers something horrifying on her husband’s computer that makes her question whether she has ever truly known him.<br><br>Respectable facades are peeled away as the four stories wind tighter and tighter together, pulling into a lean and darkly gripping novel of loneliness, lies and loyalties.</p>