北苏丹人莫娜曾是一名歌手，结婚后退出歌坛。生活体面的她却被内心秘密折磨：她曾间接引发了一起谋杀。为平息愧疚，她收留了失去生活来源的死者遗孀和儿子：来自苏丹南部的朱莉娅和丹尼尔。在家庭内外，两个完全不同的女人建立起意外却暗藏危机的友谊。由于无法坦白罪行，莫娜决定抛开过去，努力适应现状。但她没有想到，国家的动荡蔓延至她的家中，令她必须直面内心分裂。...

An American novelist living for a time in London converses with his wife, his mistress, and other female characters he may have dreamed up....

An American novelist living for a time in London converses with his wife, his mistress, and other female characters he may have dreamed up....