L'écriture d'Esme Kerr explore les questions de société, disséquant les complexités des relations humaines et de l'histoire. Sa prose se distingue par une observation aiguë et une perspicacité pénétrante de la psyché humaine. À travers son œuvre littéraire, elle offre aux lecteurs un voyage riche et stimulant. La perspective unique de Kerr donne vie aux thèmes avec empathie et puissance.
Orphan Edie is sent by her art-dealer uncle to Knight's Haddon School, to investigate the disappearance of a precious glass bird belonging to his secretive client's daughter, Anastasia, an unhappy Russian princess. But what Edie uncovers instead is a dangerous mystery that only the girls themselves can solve.
There's a new girl at school in Knight's Haddon - cool, confident and rebellious Janet. When Edie falls out with best friend Anastasia she turns to Janet - but when a mischief begins to unfold, she isn't sure who to trust ...