Father Archangel Gstir, a good-natured Bavarian priest, has been sent to the wilds of Canada to set up a new parish. He recruits Joseph Becker to create a crucifix. Many decades later his granddaughter Klara, who has learnt Joseph's skills, is called upon to carve a monument to the Canadian dead.
A novel about journeys and the redemptive power of love that brings art and history together in a richly engrossing human drama spanning the years surrounding the Great War.
