In April 1950, a young woman boarded the Ile de France in New York and headed across the Atlantic to Le Havre and her first great adventure in life. On board she met Paul, a little older than herself, and he was sophisticated, learned, fun, kind, modern and mysterious. Deeply attracted to him and sure she had found her 'Mr. Right', he kept her at a distance despite his tenderness and affection. Over the next few months, they travelled together across...