In 18th century France, Jean Pascal Cadoret is living a life surrounded by death. His family now gone, he works in the Parisian Holy Innocents cemetery clearing bones and burials due to the King's decree, moving them to their new resting place in the unused mines of Paris underground. Longing for a fresh start, he follows his friend's encouragement and finds employment in the South of France. Can he leave the last solid memories of his family behind? And will his fresh start bring a new family to him?
More than 200 years later, Sabine Gaspard has just graduated from her college in California. Craving new opportunities and adventure, and having no ties in the small coastal town, she decides to return to her father's farm in the South of France. Here she makes a shocking discovery that leads her down a path exploring her ancestry and delving into an unexpected alliance.
How strong are the bonds of souls? Do the bonds that connect us ever go away, even as the centuries pass?