Jerusalem is where Sara decides to pursue her studies in archaeology. She leaves Montreal to settle in a country with a complex history that continually compels her to ponder her origins and her own identity. As the daughter of a Muslim mother and a Jewish father, how can she reconcile her divided family roots in a world where everything must be black and white?

She befriends Jewish students at the Hebrew University and her Muslim roommate, Samira. She meets Avner, with whom she has a casual affair, then falls in love with Ibrahim.

A few months after her arrival, Sara suddenly disappears. Her worried father, Daniel, travels to Jerusalem to look for her. Her friends and teachers and the police commissioner leading the investigation must endure an agonizing wait. Daniel attempts to retrace his daughter’s actions in the weeks prior to her disappearance and discovers, as a result, a secret side to her life. Who is really responsible for this disappearance?

In this second novel, which reads like a psychological thriller, Emmanuel Kattan explores issues such as intolerance, incomprehension, and intransigence between people of different backgrounds. The author successfully combines suspense with an exploration of cultural identity and how it determines our place in society from the moment we are born.