The Little Prince and His Rose: Letters, 1930–1944

The most moving, sincere, and tragic love story since Tristan and Isolde. Real facts from the lives of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Consuelo. They loved exaltedly. Two hypersensitive people, burned by life, exchange tenderness on paper, forgive one another, promise the best, and grow closer—through touch. In this world, it is only they who exist for each other.

This correspondence sheds light on the relationship of a star couple known for its scandalousness. Letters are facts. And facts are stubborn.

We hear the voices of both husband and wife and discover the truth. And there is no doubt that Consuelo held the number one place in our hero’s heart—in the story of the Little Prince as well.

He is a writer and a pilot.

She is an artist and a sculptor.

And this Antoine isn’t that charming, really. A macho, demanding crybaby who can’t resist any woman. And she? A volatile hypochondriac—jealous, vengeful. In a word, the Rose from the Little Prince. A real star couple! They divorced three times. Their only child was the Little Prince.

Anouan and Consuelo’s letters tell us a family story full of hardships—problems with money, health issues, lack of stability, quarrels, inability to find common ground, deception, infidelity, blackmail, pride, jealousy… Not exactly a fairy tale, not pink water.

But this is the most moving, sincere, and tragic love story. Their letters become a poem, an elegy, a confession, a forgiveness. And how wonderful it is! "The love they’ve found again after loss keeps them on edge."