Everyone thinks it but no-one says it: motherhood is nothing like the serene paradise it's always sold as.

Bea thinks that adults behave strangely and worry about things that, to her, seem insignificant or plain idiotic.

París, 1 August, 1914. In Madame Durieux's pension, young people from all nations come together, in a cosmopolitan mix of races and tongues, all eager to enjoy the febrile vitality of the City of Light. But on that day, everything changes.

Paris, 1er août 1014. Dans la pension de Madame Durieux se retrouvent des jeunes des quatre coins du monde, dans un mélange cosmopolite des origines et des langues, avides de profiter de la fébrile vitalité de la Ville lumière.