Quentin, "wrinkled in his forties", is a vagabond. For seven years now, he has been wandering the roads of France with no illusions. Since the death of Louise, a young woman he loved infinitely, "and even a little more than that". This death has thrown him to the roads and regions, from foster homes to abandoned houses, from temporary jobs to unusual encounters, he goes through life with irony and detachment, sheltered from passions. His shell cracks, yet when he meets Marie, a woman who lives alone with her daughter, he will experience an intense love story.