Maja,aDanishhas-beenactress,fallsinlovewithLeah,ayoung,JewishacademicfromLondon.ButwhenLeahsuffersamysteriousseizure,leadingtoadebilitatinginjury,Majafearstheirwhirlwindromancemightbecutshort–anddecidestofollowLeahbacktoherhomeintheHasidicareaofStamfordHill,London.There,shemeetshernewdownstairsneighbour:Leah’smother,Chana.Anoverbearingandsecretivewoman,ChanaseemstobeabletoresistallofMaja’sattemptstowinherover.AndasMajabeginstonoticestrangeoccurrencesinthebuilding,shestartstosuspectthatChana’ssecretscouldbemuchdarkerthanfirstanticipated–andthatthewomanshelovesmightbeharbouringthebiggestsecretofallaaa