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There is nothing more frustrating for a police officer than a cold case: a case that, for lack of evidence, remains unsolved. Despite all her experience, Maud Graham always has a hard time accepting that unexplained cases are part of the job. Especially since in a quiet town like Quebec City, crimes do not abound. All the same, new clues have brought back into focus a murder and disappearance from years earlier for which neither culprit nor motive had been found. Along with the rest of her team, Graham will have to witness, once again, how some people’s visceral hatred can lead to drama and devastation.

Inspired by the women she has known and loved, Louise Portal pens fifteen portraits of those who have learned to live alone. Whether they are hopeless romantics or have given up on love, whether they are artists, managers, caregivers or retirees, they all keep moving forward—beautiful, vulnerable and strong—in their own way. These free women, from various generations, form a shimmering kaleidoscope of unique and touching individuals. Some more easily than others, they tamed loneliness, aspiring to live fully and age peacefully.