Salou begins with a blank slate—a woman who has no idea who she is, where she comes from, or even her own name. Her world has vanished, and she wakes up in the heart of Paris, surrounded by the sterile walls of a hospital. Here, Salou Kassai, a woman haunted by memories she can’t reach, begins her courageous journey to reclaim herself. She’s learning to walk again, to speak, to move—but in the absence of identity, she’s grasping for a future she doesn’t yet know how to build.
Enter Dr. Benjamin Gardé de Soos, a dedicated neurosurgeon whose professionalism is shaken the moment he meets Salou. Tasked with her care, he can’t ignore the deep compassion he feels for her, drawn irresistibly to her vulnerability, her strength, and the mystery that envelops her. Despite knowing the boundaries of his profession, Benjamin can’t resist returning to her bedside, breaking rules and internal walls. For the first time, he finds himself in a dilemma that challenges his sense of duty and his longing for connection.
Yet this story isn’t confined to hospital walls or the romance budding between doctor and patient. Salou sweeps across cultures and borders, from the hushed corridors of Parisian hospitals to the restless streets of Conakry, Guinea, where civil tensions are reaching a dangerous peak. In the land where Salou was born, whispers of revolution are turning to roars. A leader of the insurgency crosses her path, and his interest in Salou reveals a motive far darker than mere political ambition. Her life, her past, and her future are caught in the turmoil, linking her fate with her homeland in ways she could never have foreseen.
Through elegant prose, Salou unveils a world of intrigue and passion, where love defies societal and ethical boundaries, and where the quest for identity becomes a survival story. It’s a tale of resilience and rediscovery that spans continents and cultures, interlacing the lives of its characters in a dance between past and present, duty and desire, peace and unrest. With every page, readers are invited to journey alongside Salou and Benjamin as they risk everything for love, for memory, and for freedom.
If you’re ready for a novel that defies genre and takes you from the romance of Parisian nights to the fierce struggles in West Africa, Salou promises a deeply moving exploration of the human spirit.
