Yehuda Kaminka, a retired teacher, returns to Israel from the U.S. to divorce his estranged wife who was committed to a mental asylum after she stabbed him. This impending divorce inevitably throws into turmoil the couple''s three children and grandson. Yehuda''s nine days, leading up to Passover, are remembered by different members of the family: A.B. Yehoshua''s brilliance reveals itself in these different voices, each a minor masterpiece.

Yehuda Kaminka, a retired teacher, returns to Israel from the U.S. to divorce his estranged wife who was committed to a mental asylum after she stabbed him. This impending divorce inevitably throws into turmoil the couple''s three children and grandson. Yehuda''s nine days, leading up to Passover, are remembered by different members of the family: A.B. Yehoshua''s brilliance reveals itself in these different voices, each a minor masterpiece.