A captivating tale of the business and love affairs of Hannah Epstein and her family, set against the rich backdrop of Quebec, from the enchanting streets of Montreal to the tranquil Eastern Townships and the untamed spirit of Waskaganish, immerses the reader in a world of intrigue and emotion.
At its core lies a conflicted architect who develops a love for dance. He is caught between his loyalties to his Jewish roots and an unsettling alliance with a group of white supremacists who use his dance connections, along with the Internet, to recruit new members and his family connections to sabotage a family company's diamond-cutting facilities in the northern community of Waskaganish. At the heart of the plot is an unsuccessful attempt to locate the missing 16.25-caret Eagle Diamond, which was stolen in 1964 from New York City's American Museum of Natural History and used to discover diamonds in Waskaganish.
Amidst this intricate mosaic of events and a cast of characters - which also includes an adopted son of a Cree mother who became a physician, fellow physicians, film directors, and business people - strides a Russian oligarch, a former luminary of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, and his enigmatic adult children, with ensuing new alliances and romances.
In the COVID era, societal fault lines deepen, laying bare a surge of antisemitism, white supremacy, and rising violence and tragedy. Emerging from the chaos is a tale of resilience, redemption, and the enduring power of love and the human spirit, which enables new beginnings.