In this satirical novel, François Bégaudeau traces the downfall of a bourgeois family, hyperfunctional and far too balanced to be healthy.

The Legendres are an upper-middle class family, spending their summer at a seaside resort. Justine, their eldest, can be hard to handle and little Louis is a cause for concern. He's 11 years-old and seems to be lagging behind his peers in every way. One day, he goes missing...
By the author of Entre les murs, whose screen adaptation won a Palme d'Or, François Bégaudeau is one of the finest observers of the different strata of society.