Yves Thériault

In the 1930s, Agaguk lives his traditional Inuit life. But one day, there is a murder in the tribe and Agaguk becomes a suspect. Soon he becomes persecuted by Henderson, a mean mountie, and he must flee through the cold winter of Northern Quebec.

A young Montreal woman has an affair with a famous French author, and the experience helps to teach her a number of things about life and love.