Florence Reiss Kraut píše rozsiahle, viacgeneračné rodinné ságy, čerpajúc inšpiráciu zo svojej vlastnej veľkej, živej rodiny. Jej hlboké pochopenie ľudských vzťahov, zdokonalené desaťročiami práce ako klinická psychologička a terapeutka, pretavuje do citlivého skúmania rodinnej dynamiky a zložitej tapisérie života. Prostredníctvom svojej prózy Kraut skúma trvalé spojenia a hlboké príbehy, ktoré vyplývajú zo spoločných zážitkov a plynutia času. Jej dielo ponúka čitateľom intímny pohľad na zložitosť lásky, straty a hľadania zmyslu v srdci rodiny.
Seeking refuge from harm for both themselves and their progeny, Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a pogrom in Ukraine for America-but once there, family secrets, betrayals, and mistakes made in the name of love undermine the lives of their children and grandchildren. Eventually, they all must find the courage to forgive and take comfort in the bonds of family.
Family, romance and gangsters support and thwart Golda, Ben, and Morty from achieving their dreams: Golda gives up independence to marry her widowed brother-in-law, Ben, and care for baby Morty; later, Ben's business mistakes cause financial disaster, forcing Morty to bargain with gangsters and sacrifice his love and career-and perhaps the ability to ever go home again-to save his father.