THE PROMISE

Marie De Lattre and Nicolas Buysse

Illustrations by Julia Freund

Presses de la Cité, 160 pages, 2025

√ A format that appeals to a wide range of readers

√ An inspirational read for turbid times

√ An incredible story that questions: what would you do for love?

·“This is the most incredible family story you could imagine of”. - Étienne de Montéty,

Le Figaro littéraire

The graphic adaptation of La Promesse, the author's intimate investigation into her family's tragic history.

“I have three first names: Marie, Madeleine and Frida. One that conceals. One that protects. One that reveals and betrays origins.”

For a long time, Marie knew nothing of her father's secret. Until the day he reveals himself and asks her not to reveal anything. It's about a promise made to Marie's grandparents at Drancy in 1942. The promise was to save a child from deportation and to look after him.

For twenty years, Marie investigates to find out the truth and pass on to her daughters the secret of their origins.

Published in 2023 by Robert Laffont, La Promesse was acclaimed by the press and readers alike (30,000 copies sold). Today, in collaboration with German artist Julia Freund and Belgian actor and screenwriter Nicolas Buysse, Marie de Lattre continues her duty to remember by adapting her story in the form of a graphic novel.