Title: The River of Hope - Volume 02 The Kingdom of the River - Christian Signol - book
Summary :
The Donatieu family, boatmen from father to son, still enjoys prosperous years. Until politics gets involved... In 1851, the Republican uprising against Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's coup d'état provokes violent repression. Benjamin, who is one of the insurgents, is arrested and then deported to Algeria! Refusing to give in to despair, Marie, his wife, fights to save the family fleet. Jeers, contempt, suspicion, nothing will be spared her when she takes command of the barges. Her stubbornness, her courage, her mastery of navigation on the tumultuous river earn her the nickname "Beauty of the Périgord." A beauty who dreams only of a pardon that could be granted to Benjamin...
