A large dog is running through the streets of Jerusalem, and behind it is rushing sixteen-year-old Asaf, a shy and awkward teenager, whose summer vacation until that day was spoiled by a dreary job at the city hall. But after he was tasked with finding the owner of a lost dog, his life changed dramatically - a real adventure burst into it. In search of his owner, Dinka will lead him to a Greek monastery, where only one nun lives, who has not gone outside for fifty years; to an abandoned Arab village, which became the last refuge of unfortunate Russian street children; to an amazing lake in the desert...A strange girl with a shaved head and a voice of unearthly beauty wanders along the same Jerusalem streets. Tamar is a singer who dreamed of being on the stage of the best opera houses in the world, but now she sings on the streets and squares, among idle passersby, shawarma dealers, drug dealers, pickpockets and police officers. Tamar is also searching, and her search is deadly... The meeting of Asaf and Tamar is predetermined by fate and a dog's sense of smell, but before they meet, they will experience many adventures and learn a lot about themselves and the strange world in which they live. David Grossman combined in his book a travel novel, a Middle Eastern fairy tale and a very realistic portrait of modern Israel. His Jerusalem is not a city from political news reports, but ancient streets and bustling squares that are so good to run through if you have a goal.