本作以虚构的40多岁单身女性川岛佳子所写日记著成的小说为蓝本,描绘了在某家公司作为派遣员工工作的佳子悲喜交加的日常生活。。While working alongside his long-time friend and colleague in building a hospital for the residents of a Buenos Aries shantytown, a troubled priest finds solace in a young, atheist social worker。两个孤独的陌生人行走在路上——一位退休的澳大利亚警察与他的狗为伴,和一位丧偶的英国护士——他们相遇后,开始了一场在澳大利亚北部内陆的史诗般的冒险之旅。。