The Mannequin behind the Glass - Susanna D. Stark

In the old quarter of Toulouse, there is a boutique where time seems to move differently.

Behind the gleaming window of L’Atelier Élégance, among silk, hats, roses, and gilded mirrors, three flawless mannequins have stood for years - Odette, Amelie, and Chantal.

Thousands of people have passed them by. And no one has ever noticed anything unusual.

Until Julien arrives, a young window dresser whose imagination transforms ordinary fashion displays into spectacular arrangements, almost theatrical scenes that make the entire street stop and stare.

But even before his arrival, L’Atelier Élégance was never an entirely ordinary place.For its mannequins are hiding a secret that human eyes must never discover. Sometimes the greatest mysteries are hidden behind the most beautiful shop windows. An entire world, completely different from our own, separated from us by only a few millimetres of glass.

Close enough to touch. And yet forever out of reach.