Ana is born v Galilee v čase, keď ženy sú seen as possessions, only leaving ich otcov' domov na marry. Ana longs to control hier destiny. Taught to read despite jej matky misgivings, she wants to be a writer a to find her own voice. A voice that will speak for the silenced women around her. Betrothed to an elderly widower, Ana almost despairs. Ale očkávajúci s charizmatický mladý tesár v Nazareth awakens nové longings v ňom, a rôzne futures opens up. Yet this is not a simple love story. Ana's journey bude bring boty joy a tragédie, ale to bude tiež byť nadobudnutý ženami priateľmi she makes along the way. Kniha z longings je exquisitný záber dreams a desire, a of moc ženy, aby zmenšili svet.