Françoise Bourdin is one of the leading authors of the European “emotional novel”. In France, her books have sold over 8 million copies in total. Le Figaro described Françoise Bourdin as one of the country's six most popular authors. Françoise's novels are presented in 15 foreign languages around the world. More than anything else, Mathieu loves his successful bookstore, where he spends his days and sometimes his nights. He is increasingly moving away from Tess, who, in turn, loves him more than anything in the world. The action takes place in a port city in Normandy, where the salty air of freedom has permeated all the streets. Tess waits for Mathieu to propose, but, realizing that he is much more focused on himself, she decides to leave. But the image of Mathieu does not let her go. To become free herself, Tess realizes, she must first free Mathieu.

“A touching novel that has firmly established itself at the top of the book ratings.” — France Info “Françoise Bourdain fascinates with her talent as a writer.” — L’ Obs “Romantic optimist Françoise Bourdain is ready to show us the best in men.” — Le Parisien