'A man can't scrap his bloodline, can't snip the thread of immortality.'Such is the strength of Joe Saul's desperate longing for a child, that hefeels as if a dark curse is upon him after three unfruitful years ofmarriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His beautiful, young,devoted wife loves him so much that she secretly conceives the child ofanother man. But when Joe discovers her deception, his anguish is greaterthan ever before... This is a powerful, tragic and deeply moving tale.