Winner of prestigious literary awards, David Fonkinos is one of the ten most popular writers in France and is successful in thirty-five countries. His famous "Tenderness" was made into a film with Audrey Tautou. The hero of the novel "I'm better" is in his early forties, and he has everything he needs to be happy. But the sudden pain in his back prompts him to think about his relationship with his loved ones, to look at himself from the outside. The search for healing turns into a real quest for him.