The hero of the story, Nathan, a mediocre writer, a Jew from Lithuania who has lived in New York for a long time, goes to Israel, where his ninety-year-old grandmother remains in a nursing home. The meeting of relatives - a grandmother and a grandson, who never loved each other, takes place during the harsh time of Arab terror. This is a reminder that love can overcome any obstacles in the human heart, but its time is limited by the fragility of human life.