The small Belgian town of Charleroi is shaken by a bloody terrorist attack. An explosion on the cathedral steps has claimed many victims. Religious fanatics are suspected to be behind it. Augustin, a homeless young man who has managed to get an internship at the local newspaper, finds himself drawn into these events. Trying to prove his aptitude for journalism, he starts his own investigation. The inconspicuous boy, raised in an orphanage, is endowed with a unique gift — to see tiny beings hovering above people. Who are they — angels, demons, memories, perhaps the dead who have not come to terms with their fate?.. Is he really losing his mind, or perhaps he is the very sage destined to decipher someone else’s madness? In his characteristic original manner, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt continues his exploration of the spiritual mysteries of man…