kilometre zero

Maud Ankaoua

(Eyrolles, 307 pages, 2017)

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Maëlle, the financial director of a rapidly expanding start-up, copes with the frantic pace of her daily life without batting an eyelash. She works, buys luxury goods and goes to the gym. There is no room for much else in her highly organized life until one day, her ailing best friend, Romane, asks her for one huge favor. It is a matter of life and death.

Maëlle unenthusiastically agrees to comply with her friend’s request. She is filled with doubt: how far will she go to save her friend? Will she throw herself into the unknown? The answer is yes. Before she has time to change her mind, she travels to Nepal, where the ascent of Annapurna will change her life.

Through a series of revealing experiences, Maëlle gradually surrenders control and allows the universe to speak to her. In Kilometre Zero, her first novel rich in teachings and filled with hope, Ankaoua leads us step-by-step along a path of courage, balance and true happiness.

 Maud Ankaoua is the CEO and founder of MKWA Innovation, and an investment consultant. She gives talks about her experiences worldwide. She also sits on the judging panel of MIT’s Innovators Under 35 award (France).