In this second part of the graphic adaptation of the work of Proust, In the shadow of the girls in flower, we find a young Marcel discovering the delights of the young women who captivate him with his simple presence. Stéphane Heuet's drawings accompany the rich proustian descriptions where a smile or a hand rub is enough to open a whole world of deep sensations, perceptions and emotions. On vacation at Balbec beach, Marcel accompanies his grandmother while meeting the painter Elstir, who also discovers the world of artistic shuddering, as well as other members of the world of aristocratic carelessness that Proust portrayed for posterity in that monument Timeless that is In search of lost time.