For more than twenty years, Abigaël has lived in seclusion in a monastery in Burgundy. What was her past life like? She has all but forgotten it—she can’t even recall the event that overturned her fate and brought her to the monastery. From afar, she watches Gabriel’s Parisian life—her older brother, whose brilliant career as an artist and poetic imagination captivate critics. But on the day he meets the radiant Zoé and falls under her spell, Abigaël can’t help but worry, because only she truly knows her brother…