L'homme du jardin

Synopsis of L'homme du jardin

«L'homme du jardin» is the young adult novel by Xavier-Laurent Petit, published by L'École des Loisirs in paperback, with 153 pages in French.

Mélie lives with her father in a large, old house that creaks and hates solitude. To silence her fears, she fills the house with noise from the radio and television and eats nonstop. One morning she discovers an injured man in the garden who speaks Mélie's name. The encounter forces her to face her ghosts and to be truly brave.

Novel in French published in 2001, awarded the Prix Ados Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine in 2003.

Recommended for young readers and teenagers aged 12 and up, especially for those seeking stories about fear and overcoming it.