Title: Alma Volume 1 - The Wind Rises - Timothée de Fombelle - book
Summary :
1786. The day her little brother disappears, Alma sets out to find him, far from her family and the African valley that protected them from the rest of the world. At the same time, in the port of Lisbon, Joseph Mars stows away aboard a slave ship, La Douce Amélie. He is searching for an immense treasure. In the whirlwind of the Atlantic, between Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean, their quests and their destinies lead them irresistibly towards each other. FRANCE TELEVISION AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S NOVEL 2020 GULLI NOVEL AWARD 2020 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 YOUTH CATEGORY IN THE LIRE MAGAZINE LITERARY RANKING WITCHES AWARD 2021 CULT BOOK AWARD 2024