
ThestoryrevolvesaroundawomanwhomighthavebeenanAlbertine,aFrançoiseoraJosette,butwhoultimatelyturnedouttobeaMaria...Whichseesherregularlyexplainingthatshe’snotSpanish,PortugueseorItalian.Mariaisasmiley,shyandawkward45-year-oldwhoworksasacleaner.She’sneverwithoutherfloralnotebook,inwhichshesecretlywritespoems.Oratio,anoldbearofamanwho’sbeenherhusbandfor25yearsandwhoisindeedPortuguese,listenstoFadomusicalldaylong.WhenMariaishiredatParis’sSchoolofFineArts,shemeetsHubertwhohasworkedastheschool’serraticcaretakerfor20years.This"activedepressive",who’slearninghowtoswayhishipsElvisPresleystyle,willbringabitofcolourtoMaria’scheeks.Butourheroinehasalwaysbeenfaithful,quiet,devotedandcompliant–whatwillshedotoresisthischarms?Andisn’tithightimesheopenedthedoorandletlifefloodin?






