Early 19th century, St. Thomas. Rachel Pomier grows up in the family of a Jewish merchant, whose ancestors once fled Europe to escape the Inquisition. Rachel is a wayward and independent girl who spends her days, to spite her mother, reading books in her father’s library and dreaming of a glamorous Parisian life. But she does not control her destiny: when her father’s company is threatened with ruin, Rachel agrees to marry an elderly widower to save her family from poverty. After his death, she decides to connect her life with a mysterious stranger from Europe, Frederick. He is the exact opposite of Rachel: timid , is in poor health and fascinated by numbers more than by romantic adventures, and is also her father’s nephew. Everything was against them: the dissimilarity of upbringing and temperament, public opinion. And yet their marriage took place. The son of Rachel and Frederick is today known throughout the world. His name is Camille Pissarro. Would a great impressionist have been born if one woman had not gone against everyone?