Antoine and Christian, two long-estranged brothers from Normandy, couldn’t be more different from each other: while the former is happily married with two kids and a successful boat driver, the latter is a facetious globe-trotting hustler who likes to engage in bar fights. But when Antoine starts getting involved in sleazy activities, Christian flies to his rescue. In an unexpected bonding-adventure they take upon themselves to defend the family they thought they’d never be.

With her life as a single mother, Sandra is dropping out. She almost no longer has time to realize the love she has for her son Ryan: everything around her is moving too quickly. But a few turns will turn his head around. Today, she gets her revenge. His son Ryan will grab the pom pom.

Ana is twelve years old. Her body is in full bloom, and her first adolescent desires are as exhilarating as they are unsettling. But the discovery of a mysterious letter will sketch the outline of a family secret kept hidden which will increase Ana's anguish.

In Laura Piani’s charming and witty debut, an aspiring author looking to get more out of life takes up a writing residency and finds herself in the sort of romantic entanglements that could come from the pages of a Jane Austen novel.