Táto séria sleduje osudy mladého muža, ktorý sa po drsných zážitkoch z prvej svetovej vojny vracia do rodného provensálskeho mestečka. Dej sa zameriava na jeho snahu nájsť svoje miesto vo svete, vyrovnať sa s minulosťou a znovu vybudovať svoj život v malebnej, no zároveň náročnej krajine. Čitatelia sa môžu tešiť na silný príbeh o obnove, láske a hľadaní šťastia napriek vojnovým jazvám.
At the turn of the century, in a remote inn in Upper Provence, a family is violently massacred on a night of deafening storms. Alone, a three-week old baby miraculously escapes the fatal blows and is handed over to the Sisters of Charity. In 1920, the orphaned survivor searches for the truth.
The mysterious, enigmatic Seraphin Monge, having avenged the horrific murder of his family, has vanished as abruptly as he appeared. His brief sojourn in the village of his birth has touched the lives of the villagers, and he is much mourned by the women who claim to have been in love with him. But is Seraphin dead or alive?