He has never married, never loved and never gone to bed with a woman he didn't pay. But at ninety years old, passion is ignited by a young girl in a brothel. His love for her deepens and he finds himself reflecting on his newly found passion and the loveless life he has led. By day, his columns in the local newspaper are read avidly by those who recognise in his outpourings the enlivening and transformative power of love.