Psychologist and author Semon Bentsianov presents a multi-generational story of the tragic life of a family of Soviet intellectuals that unravels under the persecution of Soviet regime.

Through unimaginable harsh conditions, the family succeeds to leave the Soviet Union and lands in the United States, where their search for ordinary human happiness encounters a different and difficult set of new hardships.

Dr. Bentsianov is a master of composing the personalities of his heroes, with unusual insight into the psychology of his characters and their relationships.