Sonya Artynova inherits a silver necklace with a sand rose. And it suits her very well: her hair and eyes are the color of sand. She considers them inexpressive, as well as herself, devoid of bright emotions and strong feelings. Sonya lives as if in suspended animation - the burn she received from her first love turns out to be so painful that she doesn’t want to let anyone or anything into her life anymore. And it seems that chance changes everything... But Sonya does not know that sharp turns in fate are a hereditary trait. Her great-grandmother had the opportunity to change Germany for Russia, Crimea for Bizerte, an archaeological expedition to be captured by the Tuaregs, Algeria for Paris... And it’s not a matter of wanderlust. And in the reaction to evil and in the desire to protect the main values of life from it.