La face de l'ogre

Synopsis of La face de l'ogre

«La face de l'ogre» is the mountain novel by Simone Desmaison, published by La Fontaine de Siloé in paperback (205 pages, in French).

The novel is set in an isolated mountain refuge at two thousand metres, beneath the slope of a peak called the Ogre. The arrival of Hélène, a woman with a mysterious past, disrupts the routine of climbers and tourists; amid the snow and silence, the plot blends suspense and human drama in a hostile environment.

Published in 2014, the novel was adapted for film; the cover indicates this with the mention «Vu au Cinéma».

For readers of mountain novels and stories with a tense atmosphere and human drama in isolated landscapes.