The Tale of the Rose: The Passion That Inspired The Little Prince. This item is unavailable.The Tale of the Rose: The Passion That Inspired The Little Prince

The recently discovered memoir of the wife of the Antoine de Saint-ExupTry chronicles their passionate relationship, from their first meeting in Buenos Aires in 1930 to his untimely death while flying a reconnaissance mission over occupied France in 1944, in a remarkable account of the tumultuous romance that inspired The Little Prince. 40,000 first printing.

"Written with a strong and authentic voice...We find in these pages all the tenderness and patience, but also the tenacity, of a woman who loves."
--Elle

"Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote The Little Prince, inspired by a formidable princess called Consuelo. The drama and passionate romance sublimated beneath the children's fairy tale is here, revealed in her memoir. What a life!"
--Isaac Mizrahi

"A poetic memoir of their tempestuous marriage...Consuelo...writes, with style and courage, for grown-ups."
--Entertainment Weekly

"In pages weighty with love, passion, betrayal and tragedy, the Salvadoran-born beauty has reclaimed her place in the Saint-Exupéry myth."
--The New York Times