India: Smita dreams of her daughter being able to go to school and thus escape the misery in which she has to live as an "untouchable". Italy: Giulia works in her father's wig workshop. When he is in a coma after an accident, Giulia has to take over the business and realises that the family business is heavily in debt. Canada: Sarah, a renowned lawyer, is about to be promoted to partner in the firm when she learns that she is seriously ill. Three lives, three women, three continents - three fates that could not be more different. Laetitia Colombani weaves a magnificent braid from these three extraordinary stories in a gripping and skilful way. Based on the powerful novel of the same name.