Odette Toulemonde A karshe ya hadu da marubucin da ya fi so, Balthazar Balsan, mai arziki da rudani, amma a kan bakin ciki. A cikin kwanciyar hankali da rayuwarta ta zama ‘yar kasuwa a sashen kayan kwalliyar wani kantin sayar da kayayyaki, tana ƙoƙarin isar masa da farin cikin da take ji ta hanyar karanta littattafanta.
Catherine Frot da Albert Dupontel sune taurarin wannan wasan barkwanci wanda Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt ya jagoranta, marubucin littafin "Monsieur Ibrahim da furannin Kur'ani".