Marie-Constance loves reading and possesses a beautiful voice. So, one day she decides to put an ad in the local paper offering her services as a paid reader. Her first client, a paralysed teenager, is transformed by her reading of a Maupassant short story. Marie-Constance's fame spreads and soon the rich, the creative and the famous clamour for her services. 'The premise of the story is brilliant - a woman who loves reading aloud acquires - without realizing - power over others. What's true for her clients become real for you, the reader of this book. As you turn the pages, think of...

For readers of Damaged and Running with Scissors, a chilling exploration of psychological control that ends with a glorious escape.