The author deftly weaves together the story of Alina, a young woman in love trying to rebuild her life during World War II Poland, and her granddaughter Alice, an eternally exhausted mother struggling to raise her autistic son and gifted daughter. Alina asks Alice goes on a trip to Poland to settle some matter related to a family secret that a woman has kept for almost 80 years. Against her better judgment, Alice agrees to help her grandmother, leaving the children in the care of her husband. On this journey, she will discover forgotten secrets, learn the real history of her family, and understand what loyalty, love and honor really mean.