"We, the lovers of stone, carry in our gut a secret or a sorrow, at any rate a mystery that weighs heavy upon us. That's why we stick to stone: because it offers resistance... And if we stay, it's to find out."

An intimate psychological novel for ages 12 and up by Isabelle Pandazopoulos, a well-known author of children's literature.
From hardships overcome to outright successes, the resilient journey of a teenager who fights to follow her calling—stonecutting and carving—and to bring a family secret to light.
The story of a manual trade and an education, between internships and and high school, precisely and vividly rendered.