Iris, a forty-five-year-old school principal, mother and wife, enjoys what she considers a peaceful life in Jerusalem until a terrorist attack changes everything. As if chance conspired to produce a profound catharsis, the doctor she turns to to cure her physical injuries is the almost forgotten great love of her youth, who inflicted wounds as painful as those that have brought her back to her side. . Zeruya Shalev thus intertwines, with magnetic prose, social and personal conflict to delve into the complexity of human relationships, reflect on the possibility of healing wounds and offer a deeply moving story.