In 1909, Andrei Tomescu, a young Romanian homesteader, moves to the Canadian Prairies to start a new life. But his dreams are shattered when his wife, Elena, dies of the Spanish Flu, and he is left to care for their three small children. As he struggles to provide for his family, he loses touch with Elena’s parents and siblings in Montreal. Ninety years later, his granddaughter, Rebekka Wilson, delves into the family’s history to find them.

What unfolds is a compelling story that spans several decades. Recalling how her mother Lily yearned to know the fate of her family, Rebekka is determined to uncover the truth. Armed only with a  set of photographs and some documents discovered online, she learns about her ancestors’ hard-won survival on the prairie and the troubling events that shaped their lives. Her journey takes her across continents and countries, through the uncharted regions of her emotions, and into new territories within her own life.

Weaving stories from the past into the present, Dahli reaches into the hearts and dreams of her characters, as their hopes of finding their long-lost family surge and collapse again and again. The result is a deeply moving story in which a tragic past unfolds, and the future remains uncertain.