On November 3, the new novel by Maxime Chatham published by Albin Michel appeared in bookstores. Entitled The Constancy of the Predator, this is the fourth chapter of the investigations of its flagship character, Constable Ludivine Vancker. But at the end of the book, his fans will also have the pleasure of discovering his few words dedicated to his wife Faustine Bollaert in the acknowledgments and notes of the author.
It’s been twelve beautiful years that the writer and the host spin the perfect love and ten years that the lovebirds were united, during a very special ceremony. Truly solid in their relationship, each naturally supports the other unconditionally. According to Maxime Chattam, Faustine Bollaert is following the progress of her writing with great interest. “Sometimes my wife reads a chapter I just wrote, and she looks at me in silence for a few seconds. I know she wonders what’s going on in my head to have such ideas“, he wrote.
On the other hand, there is no question of involving their children in the process. Abbie (9 years old) and Peter (7 years old) are even much too young to immerse themselves in the dark universe of their dad. So, Maxime Chattam plays a little with the truth. “They think I’m just writing ‘books that are a little scary’. They do not know that I kill people in it, and since they are still young, I prefer not to tell them. That they still give me hugs when I come down from the office, when I seem a little elsewhere“, he confided. Thus, he asks his admirers to become his accomplices. “Dear readers, please don’t ruin everything by telling them the truth, thank you“, he addressed to them.
To conclude with more seriousness, Faustine Bollaert’s husband wanted to declare all his love for his children: “Abbie and To fart, I love you. You give meaning to life. It’s a big responsibility. And be reassured, you don’t have to do anything to assume it. Just be you. The rest is up to the parents..”