In Winnicott's Shadow

The highly anticipated return of Manchette & Niemiec: a novel whose magnetism, gravity, and spectacle remind us that all literature is escapist literature.

Sussex, England, 1934. Having just moved into Winnicott Hall, the Montgomeries entrust the education of their young blind son, George, a curious and quick-witted boy, to Viviane Lombard, a somewhat jaded and rather eccentric French governess. As teacher and student learn to get to know each other, a doubt gradually takes hold, both for them and for all the inhabitants of the vast residence, masters and staff alike: could the mansion's reputation for being haunted actually be true?

"Echoes of Downton Abbey, with a touch of the Brontë sisters and Agatha Christie." Tatiana de Rosnay – Le Parisien

"A novel worthy of today's best addictive series." L'Est républicain

"A moving and breathtaking novel, an absolute must-read." France Bleu

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