"Burundi, 1992. Gabriel a 10 ans. Il vit dans un confortable quartier d'expatriés avec son père français, entrepreneur, sa mère rwandaise et sa petite soeur Ana. Alors que le jeune garçon voit avec inquiétude ses parents se séparer, la guerre civile se profile et, par vagues successives, la violence envahit le quartier. Premier roman." -- various wwbsites

"Burundi, 1992. Gabriel is 10 years old. He lives in a comfortable expatriate neighborhood with his French father, entrepreneur, his Rwandan mother and his little sister. The boy is separated from his parents. The civil war is looming, episodes of violence take over the neighborhood." -- cataloger's judgment.