In 1985, Yale Tishman, director of development for an art gallery in Chicago, is on the hunt for an extraordinary collection of Parisian paintings from the 1920s. He is all about art, while the city is covered by the AIDS epidemic. Fiona, the sister of his dead friend Niko, helps him maintain his presence of mind. Thirty years later, Fiona is looking for her daughter in Paris, who has joined a sect. Only now does she finally realize how the events of the 1980s affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. These intertwining stories show how to find goodness and hope in the midst of disaster. An iconic novel about friendship, loss and redemption, translated into 11 languages. Pulitzer Prize finalist and National Book Award winner. Contains strong language.