YVES BONAVERO
Yves Bonavero was born and educated in Paris. He worked in the City of London for fourteen years and became the controlling shareholder and CEO of the Man Group, a leading commodity trading and fund management institution. At the age of 37 he sold his holdings and retired from the City to spend time with his wife and four children, and founded Bonaparte Films. He also cultivated his interest in languages and philosophy, and graduated from Oxford University in 1999 with a First in philosophy and German.
Yves’ s first novel, Something in the Sea, was published by Bloomsbury in 2006.
“A brilliantly creepy and worryingly enthralling debut’ Daily Mirror
“An astonishing and gripping story” The Guardian
“Something of an ancient mariner saga…curiously hypnotic” Literary Review
“A chilling psychological thriller by a debut writer of whom we will certainly hear more” Daily Mail
“Will keep you mesmerised until you have to separate the smokescreen from the punchline.”Time Out
“A damn good read…ends with a brilliantly written stream of consciousness, leaving you itching to know more.” The Oxford Times
He’s currently working on a historical novel.
LATEST BOOK: SOMETHING IN THE SEA
It is a sultry Mediterranean day, and Terence, a London lawyer, his beautiful wife Cathy, a doctor, together with their young daughter Lucy are relaxing on their yacht. Suddenly, a storm whips up from nowhere and Terence battles into the night to save the lives of his family. Battered and bruised they limp into Dubrovnik harbour, where a motor-cruiser pulls up alongside the yacht. Seeking medical help, its wounded skipper, the enigmatic Kurt, comes aboard. As the darkest hours slowly tick by, Terence and Cathy have to listed to Kurt's disturbing story. By sunrise, Terence is a changed man, desperately trying to hold on to his wife and daughter.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: SOMETHING IN THE SEA, Bloomsbury, 2006.
