The Shadows of Willowthorne

Content : In the 19th century, when magic is the preserve of aristocrats, Willowthorne University is one of the most selective and secretive in England, slowly being overtaken by frost and plunged into eternal autumn.
One November night in London, Liam, an Irish bastard from the slums, escapes an ambush and discovers that he is the illegitimate son of the Duke of Harbone. Sent to Willowthorne by his dying father, he will have to fight as hard to fit in there as he will to survive in a hostile world whose codes he does not understand, and where the slightest misstep could be fatal. Supported by Wendy and Jude, his childhood friends with whom he forms an inseparable trio, he will seek his way among secrets and ghosts, while unwittingly falling under the spell of the intriguing Sohan Crow.

• A trendy dark academia universe with an LGBT romance.
• The captivating and evocative writing of Estelle Faye, author of L’Arpenteuse de rêves and La Dernière Amazone.
• The rediscovery of a mysterious university forgotten in Victorian England, tinged with gothic fantasy.
• A brilliantly composed choral novel that gives pride of place to feminist heroines.
• Numerous characters representing diversity (ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, etc.).