Paris in the 1960s. Four patrons of the Condé, a café in the Odéon, chosen from among the bohemian artists and students that make up its clientele, reveal in four narrations the life of Louki, also known as Jacqueline Delanque, and Mme Choureau.

Louki, a young woman who quickly left her husband, wanders through the streets of Paris, pouring out her memories: a difficult childhood, a failed marriage, and a few friendships with the regulars of the café.

The novel is a tapestry of nostalgia, capturing the essence of eternal returns and the search for identity in a city that never sleeps.