The Wind Rises

Book 1 of The Alma Series

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Pub Date 16 Aug 2022 | Archive Date 13 Jul 2022

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FROM THE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE PRIX SORCIÈRES

From Europe to Africa to the Caribbean, this first installment in the Alma trilogy tells a gripping story of hope, perseverance, and love that readers will not soon forget.

1786. Isolated from the rest of the world, thirteen-year-old Alma lives with her family in a lush African valley. She spends her days exploring their blissful homeland. But everything changes when her little brother finds a secret way out of the valley.

Alma sets out to find him, but she soon must face terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the slave trade. The journey to bring her brother home becomes a harrowing adventure to save herself, her family, and the memory of her people.

Meanwhile, in Lisbon, Joseph Mars, an orphan turned petty thief devises a great plan to land himself aboard a slave ship, The Sweet Amelie, on the ultimate quest—to find a pirate’s treasure in the far reaches of the Caribbean. But as time passes, he learns he is not alone in his hunger for the treasure, which forces Joseph to rethink the true purpose of his presence aboard The Sweet Amelie.

The destinies of a large cast of characters, including Alma and Joseph, become intertwined both on land and at sea in this unforgettable adventure of resilience and compassion as de Fombelle quietly elucidates the slave trade and the infamous Middle Passage for middle grade and YA readers.

FROM THE BESTSELLING WINNER OF THE PRIX SORCIÈRES

From Europe to Africa to the Caribbean, this first installment in the Alma trilogy tells a gripping story of hope, perseverance, and love that...


Advance Praise

Praise for Timothée de Fombelle

“Engrossing, propulsive, and full of dazzling images and unforgettable characters…it has all the ingredients of a masterpiece.”—Télérama

“Epic…The Wind Rises proves that Timothée de Fombelle belongs with the very great.”—ELLE Magazine (France)

“A fantastic adventure that is also an accurate depiction of the barbarity of slavery. A major achievement.”—Ouest France

“Luminous…sheds light on the violence inherent in American society.”—AcuaLitté 

“Mixes the historical and the romantic in a dark whirlwind.”—Public Senat 

“De Fombelle writes minimally for maximum effect…packs a punch.”—The Times (UK) on Captain Rosalie

★ “Beautiful writing, intricate plotting, and breathless reveals.”—Kirkus Reviews on Vango (Starred Review)

Praise for Timothée de Fombelle

“Engrossing, propulsive, and full of dazzling images and unforgettable characters…it has all the ingredients of a masterpiece.”—Télérama

“Epic…The Wind Rises proves that...


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ISBN 9781609457877
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 410

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