Hattie, Charlie and Joel met as students in the late sixties.
Charlie the actor and gifted clown, Joel the Rabbi in training, and Hattie the dazzling pianist and fiery socialist feminist. Out of their strange friendship they formed a band, and (without really trying) became famous.
The novel begins in 2003, as they meet again to write and rewrite their history, and their love for each other.
They have many stories, which chime and intertwine: but what the stories tell are simple truths about love and friendship, comrades and kindness, memory and mystery, living and dying.
"When you find the love that can go through fire, stick to it. Stick to it all your life."