The remarkable story of the woman behind the legendary ship Calypso.

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Simone loved the sea from the moment she was born. The great-granddaughter, granddaughter, and daughter of sailors, she grew up believing that salt water, rather than blood, ran through her veins. By the age of eight, she already knew she would become a ship’s captain.

She was the first woman to dive independently into the depths of the ocean and a pioneer of marine documentary filmmaking. This book tells the story of Jacques Cousteau’s wife and reveals how, without her, the story of the ship Calypso might have been very different.

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MARÍA JOSÉ ROSELLÓ (Chile) is a marine biologist, diver, and Natural Sciences and Biology teacher. She also holds a degree in Naturalist and Editorial Illustration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Alongside teaching, María works on personal projects, commissioned illustrations for various media, and scientific illustration.