397pp., illus., paperback, First English Language Edition, London, 2022

First published in 2020 in French as Alma, Le vent se lève.

The first novel in the planned Alma trilogy, set in Africa in 1786. Suitable for children ages 8-12.

When Alma leaves the idyllic African valley where she lives with her family she faces terrible dangers in a continent ravaged by the slave trade.

Timothée de Fombelle is the author of the Toby Alone series, which won the Prix Sorcières and the Marsh Award. He lives in Paris.