French writer Jean-Paul Didielorand, winner of a dozen prestigious awards, including twice the International Hemingway Prize for collections of short stories, gained real fame when he wrote his first novel, “The Morning Reader” (2014), at the age of fifty. The book was published in thirty-six countries, became a bestseller, and a film adaptation is planned. “The Rest of My Life,” Didieloran’s second novel, brilliantly confirmed his reputation as an inimitable storyteller. The young thanatopractitioner Ambroise prepares the bodies of the dead for their last appearance in public. His carefree grandmother Beth bakes Breton pies every day and can’t wait for her grandson to finally find a life partner. Meanwhile, young social worker Manel brightens up old age for lonely people and with all her heart becomes attached to one of her charges, the kindest pastry chef Samuel. Fate brings all four together in the most unexpected way, and an incredible road movie story full of life-affirming humor begins.