February 1927. After the death of Marcel Pericourt, his daughter, Madeleine, must take over the financial empire of which she is the heiress. But she has a son, Paul, who with an unexpected and tragic gesture will place her on the path to ruin and downfall. Faced with the adversity of men, the corruption of her environment and the ambition of her entourage, Madeleine will have to do everything possible to survive and rebuild her life. This task is all the more difficult in a France that watches, helpless, the first colors of the fire that will ravage Europe. Pierre Lemaitre signs here the second part of the trilogy inaugurated with Au revoir là-haut, Goncourt Prize 2013.
