Used book – L'enfant traqué, Brigitte Varel

Devastated since a painful breakup, 29-year-old Bastien takes refuge in an isolated village nestled in the mountains of Isère. Solitary, almost antisocial, the young man has always suffered from a lack of self-confidence and now only yearns for one thing: to finally be left alone. However, trouble eventually catches up with him one evening when he crosses paths with Lucas Nardi, a courageous 11-year-old boy being pursued by the henchmen of his stepfather, Mario Giacomi, a brutish and notorious mobster. Lucas, on the run with a compromising notebook he recently stole from the gangster, pleads for help. Forced to look after this defenseless little being, Bastien will have to overcome his fears to embrace his new role as protector. Their survival depends on it...