1951: the Americans settle in Chateauroux. For more than 10 years they will turn the life of this region upside down. Over the days George Sand's Berry becomes American. 1963: with the departure of the Americans, Chateauroux regains sleep, but a sleep interspersed with burning memories. 1985: Carole - 20 years old - discovers that she is the daughter of one of these Americans. She will try by all means to find her father; witnesses are not lacking. But Harper, a former American soldier, is the only one who knows the truth. Carole will end up at Harper, the explanation will be cruel and dramatic.