The Promise of the Ocean

Françoise Bourdin is one of Europe’s leading authors of the “emotional novel.” In France, her books have sold a total of over 8 million copies. Le Figaro described Françoise Bourdin as one of the country’s six most popular authors. Worldwide, her novels are available in 15 foreign languages.

So what is Françoise Bourdin’s novel “The Promise of the Ocean” about? Maé has to take over the family business—the management of a fishing company. She manages to earn the trust of the sailors, but the work is so exhausting that she no longer has time for anything else. Even her personal life is out of the question—Maé already has too many problems with men.

Once she loved a young sailor, Yves, but a few days before their wedding, during a storm, he died. The first blow was followed by the second: Maé learned that Yves had been cheating on her. To open her heart again, Maé must forget the fact that you can’t believe anyone. But that isn’t so easy when another secret looms over her like a thundercloud.

“A superb subtlety of storytelling.” L’Hebdomadaire d’Armor
A love story between two desperate people who were afraid to love.