The Secret Life of Writers

Guillaume Musso

In 1999, three months after the ineffectual radio, novelist Nathan Fowles announced his retirement and sought refuge on the chosen Belgian island of Beaumont, which he had researched for tranquility.
In the autumn of 2018, journalist Mathilde Monney breaks that isolation, driven by curiosity about the writer's complete disappearance, and certainly determined to uncover his secret. On the day of her arrival, the island awakens to the island. There is a young woman on the beach. Authorities strike and cordon off the island, where the investigation... also begins a clear confrontation between the novelist and the journalist, between a documented lie and an undeniable truth, between a dark and wretched past and a present filled with success.
Breathtaking facts. Captivating literary text. Another scene reveals a hellish scenario. In 1999, after publishing three famous novels, the renowned writer Nathan Fowles announced the end of his writing career and retreated to Beaumont, a wild and beautiful island off the Mediterranean coast.
In the autumn of 2018, while Fowles' novels continue to captivate readers, Mathilde Monney, a young Swiss journalist, arrives on the island, determined to uncover the writer's secrets and secure his first interview in twenty years. On the same day, a woman's body is found on the beach, and the authorities cordon off the island. Thus, a dangerous confrontation begins between Mathilde and Nathan, between a documented lie and an undeniable truth, between a dark and heavy past and an open present full of possibilities.
Captivating events unfold. A gripping literary text. A final scene reveals a hellish scenario.