Rachel is a woman with a problem. Her recent troubles ― widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son ― are only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children. In the 2,000 years since she made a bargain to save the life of her first son in Roman-occupied Jerusalem, she's tried everything to free herself -- and only one other person in the world understands.