Valérie is in her fifties, divorced, and with a demanding career –  she has certainly earned her few weeks of vacation on this idyllic island. Here she experiences what many lonely women come looking for – sex with handsome young men.

João, on whom Valérie has set her sights, is tender and virile, and with him she feels beautiful and desirable. But sex doesn’t automatically blind her, and Valérie isn’t fooled – it’s money and nothing more that binds her to João.

With Giorgio, an Italian her own age who has come to settle on the island, she finds a friend with whom to share her doubts and her chaotic life experiences.

In Le prix de l’amour (The Price of Love) Axel has created a sexual and romantic triangle, and a beautiful story about desire tested by age. His sensitive artwork blossoms in the depiction of splendid landscapes as well as powerful erotic scenes.

Le prix de l’amour is published by Éditions Dynamite.