A captivating tale that reveals the darkness behind the carefree Parisian youth of the '50s.

Behind the wheel of his rental car, Philippe Jaenada travels around France thinking of Jacqueline Harispe, a.k.a. Kaki, who threw herself from a hotel window at the age of 20 on November 28, 1953. She spent all her time at Chez Moineau, a café where young people without a future seized the day under Guy Debord's watchful gaze. In this original novel, Jaenada seeks to understand why a free and beloved young woman put an end to her own life one autumn morning.