The Little Girl on the Ice Floe

Synopsis

When Adélaïde's Parents Find Her Crying, Almost Mute And Incapable Of Fully Explaining What Happened, They Bring Her To The Police Station And File A Complaint Against An Unknown Assailant For Sexual Assault. Years Pass, Years In Which She Says Nothing And Wears A Smile Stamped On Her Face. The Innumerable Days Of Suffering And Solitude Pass By As She Fights Against The Jellyfish. Twenty-three Years After The Day Of Her Assault, She Receives A Call From The Juvenile Squad. An Investigator Has Reopened The Classified Case Of The Electrician. And Suddenly, Everything Is Set In Motion. Adélaïde Bon ; Translated From The French By Tina Kover. This Book Is A Work Of Fiction. Any References To Historical Events, Real People, Or Real Locales Are Used Fictitiously--title Page Verso. Original Title: La Petite Fille Sur La Banquise, Copyright © Éditions Grasset & Fasquelle, 2018. First [english] Publication, 2019 By Europa Editions ; Translation Copyright ©2019.