One day, writer Quincy buys his debut novel, written many years ago, at a used bookstore. He opens the book and sees a dedication there - to Polina and Max. And Quincy freezes: these two were an entire era in his life, in fact, they were his life. How many years have flown by? He just published his first book. Polina was a student. And Max... Max was behind bars - in prison, where Quincy was offered to hold the first literary readings in his life and where Polina so wanted to get into. That day their fate was decided - they became a continuation of each other. This is a novel about how sometimes friendship can be stronger than love fever, and loyalty can lead to the very edge of the abyss. An inventive, sometimes irresistibly funny and very romantic story - a hymn to love and friendship, which are sometimes indistinguishable. Didier van Covelaert is a laureate of the Goncourt Prize and a number of other literary awards. This is one of the most famous modern French writers. For all its apparent lightness, van Covelaert's novel is a sophisticated literary game in true French style, elegant and unpredictable.