Matthieu, a 33-year-old Parisian, learns of the death of his father and chooses to attend his burial in order to see his two siblings in Quebec. However, once in Montréal, he discovers that no one is aware of or interested in his existence. He is on his own in hostile area... This novel about one man's coming to terms with the foreign family he was unaware he had is complicated, with interrelated themes such as masculinity, family, fatherhood, and filial loyalty coiling beneath the layers.