An affair, a death and a history... Sam Ross is unfaithful and his wife dies the night she finds him in bed with another woman. With death on his mind, and grief, Sam decides to trace his family history - which might well stretch back to Jewish slavery in Egypt during the building of the pyramids. His quests begins in Minsk, a city destroyed by the Nazis. On to Romania to seeks his family and his redemption. He finds it in Germany, starting a new branch of his long family history, but both he and his new wife fall in love with Anna. The passion between the women drives Sam back to his research and the quest for his ancestors. A story of love, passion, desperation and understanding, reflecting on the microcosm and macrocosm of family.