"We know that life is finite. So why should we believe that death lasts forever?" This profoundly poetic novel does not randomly begin on a World War battlefield. A wounded soldier gazes at the starry sky on a winter night and thinks of his love. From there, his thoughts wander, and so does the story through time, reaching his great-granddaughter, a doctor without borders in our days. Connections emerge between early photography, Marie Curie, and Lagrange's theory of mechanics. Because even the smallest turning points have lasting effects, relationships and memories continuously rub against each other and ignite over the years – creating a tightly woven novel about connections and remembrance.