One June, a few years after the Second World War, a priceless possession comes into the lives of an ordinary family in Windsor, Canada. It is a rare fifteenth-century illuminated manuscript called the Augsburg Miscellany, smuggled out of Europe at great risk—and at tragic cost. Filled with Hebrew teachings from the most ancient holy books, it offers the family a new experience of the world and its possibilities. And, for young Joseph, it illuminates the secret places of his own soul, with life-changing consequences.