Michèle Ferrand-Lafaye

A young woman is questioned by the police and the judges, suspected of being a modern witch. The girl who shared her apartment has been found dead, and a pair of scissors impaled through her heart, as she lay attached to the bedposts. Apparently, the girl does have powers, to make all people around her fall prey to her spell, glissing progressively into desire, lust, and the unknown.

Maria is twelve, plump and clumsy. Her sister Jackie is the exact opposite and it is her 18th birthday. How can Maria attract attention when her party guests only have eyes for Jackie...?