Every day Lou Suffern battles with the clock. He always has two places to be at the same time. He always has two things to do at once. When asleep he dreams. In between dreams, he runs through the events of the day while making plans for the next. As Christmas draws closer, Lou starts to understand the value of time. He sees what is truly important in life yet at the same time he learns the harshest lesson of all.
Cuando Joyce abandona el hospital después de un terrible accidente, con su vida y su matrimonio hechos pedazos, empieza a recordar cosas que no debería. Conoce bien las callejuelas de París, ciudad que jamás ha visitado, y sueña con una niña rubia cuya identidad ignora. Su vida y la de Justin, un experto en arte, se cruzarán una y otra vez en esta entrañable y mágica historia.
The troubled relationship between two brothers--Arthur Dunn, the dutiful eldest son, and the mercurial, dangerous Jake--escalates when they are both drawn to a beautiful young woman.