French writer Jean-Paul Didieloran, winner of a dozen prestigious awards, including twice the Hemingway International Prize for collections of short stories, won real fame by writing his first novel, The Morning Reader (2014), at the age of fifty. The book was published in thirty-six countries, became a bestseller, and its film adaptation is planned." The Remaining Life," the author's second novel, brilliantly confirmed his reputation as an inimitable storyteller. Young thanatopractor Ambroise prepares the bodies of the dead for the last public appearance. His carefree grandmother Beth bakes Breton pies every day and does not wait until her grandson finally finds a life partner. Meanwhile, the young social worker Manel brightens up old age for lonely people and with all her heart becomes attached to one of her wards, the kindest confectioner Samuel. Fate brings all four together in the most unexpected way, and an incredible story full of life-affirming humor begins in the road movie genre.