by Bernard Lentéric · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782259191609
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«Le secret» is the novel by Bernard Lentéric, published by Plon in 2001 (321 pages, in French).
In 1836, in the secret world of French artisan companionship, the baker Léo Frochot and the carpenter Rochetal are rivals. Rochetal, who has only daughters, passes one off as a boy so she can join a guild barred to women. Years later, the disguised young woman crosses paths with Thibaut, Frochot's son, on the Tour de France.
The volume includes bibliographical references and the supplement «Le secret: des compagnons aux compagnons boulangers: la vraie histoire».
For readers who enjoy historical novels featuring secret societies, initiation rites, and traditional trades.
