Drei Tage und ein Leben

The new bestseller by Goncourt Prize winner Pierre Lemaitre: "In just a few minutes, his life changed direction. He is a murderer. Yet the two images do not fit together; one cannot be twelve years old and a murderer." At the end of December 1999, a six-year-old boy disappears in the French town of Beauval. A large-scale search operation is launched, with neighbors and friends combing the nearby forest for traces of the missing Rémi. But on the third day, a century storm sweeps over the small village, forcing the residents of Beauval back into their homes. During these three days, twelve-year-old Antoine fears being discovered. For only he knows what really happened that day. And only he could tell the tale. With great sensitivity, Pierre Lemaitre explores the cruel fate of his young protagonist and poses the question of how.