The new book by Nancy Huston, familiar to the reader from the novel “The Seal of an Angel” (Text, 2002), was recognized as the pinnacle of the writer’s skill and was nominated for the Prix Goncourt. Critics have called the novel “A Beautiful Dance of Death,” and its psychological richness has been compared to the films of Ingmar Bergman. Twelve friends gathered at the Thanksgiving table. Everyone has their own life, their own worries and joys... about which another character, invisibly present in the company, knows everything - the Lord God.