In My Family the author presents a collection of stories about the members of a family: first the father, then the mother, the sister, the brother, Norberta the turtle, Daniel the grandfather…
Nesquens's 'Family' is not a collection of the biographical details of characters with historical, or any other, significance. As the author himself says: 'In my family there's no hero worthy of being passed down to posterity… We Nesquens are completely ordinary. And if you don't believe me, judge for yourselves…'