From falling apart to dancing... I wanted to write a book that would be like a hand on your shoulder.

Who has never felt like they were staggering under the weight of their life? Who has never felt like they were on the verge of…? Who has never been tempted to throw in the towel? Clara, 32, works for a loan agency. Competent, dedicated, efficient, her schedule is filled with appointments, and she always reaches her goals.

One morning, everything falls apart. She doesn’t go back to work. Weeks and months of loneliness and emptiness loom before her. Friends, lovers, relatives, colleagues all melt away in the order – or disorder – in which they first entered her life. The groundswell washing over her changes how she sees and feels about everything.

Ce matin-là reveals the mosaic of a life and the loss of its sense of wholeness, its drive and momentum. A life that refuses to go on without meaning and that insists on reinventing itself. A story at once minuscule and universal, that offers hope…