After having tried three governesses, AdelaÞide’s father, a notary in QuÔebec, can’t take it anymore. AdelaÞide will go to boarding school at the convent in Lamßeque. For a young girl who has lived all her life in a big city, the island of Lamßeque is the end of the world! It’s so far away that the train doesn’t even go there. And her arrival does not bode well; the residents shun her. But AdelaÞide’s curiosity and talent are stronger than anything. Who was EugÔenie Losier, the resident who occupied her bed before her? How did she die? Why does she appear in AdelaÞide’s dreams? And as if that wasn’t enough trouble, AdelaÞide’s beloved older brother has volunteered for the war. Luckily there’s music and the holidays are coming.