Publisher's Synopsis
Marianne Messman longs to escape her loveless marriage to an uncaring husband - a sergeant major named Lothar. On a day trip to Paris, Marianne decides to leap off the Pont Neuf into the Seine, but she is saved from drowning by a homeless man. While recovering, she comes across a painting of the port town of Kerdruc in Brittany and decides to try her luck on the coast. There, Marianne meets a host of colourful characters who become her new family. But with her husband looking to pull her back to her old life, will Marianne step back into the known, or jump into an exciting future?
