They met as children, innocents from two different worlds. And from that moment their lives were fated to be forever entwined. Timothy: Abandoned at birth, he finds a home - and a dazzling career - within the Catholic Church. But the vows he takes cannot protect him from one soul-lgniting passion. Daniel: The scholarly son of a great rabbi, he is destined to follow in his father`s footsteps. And destined to break his father`s heart. Deborah: She was raised to be docile and dutiful - the perfect rabbi`s wife - but love will lead her to rebellion. And into world`s the patriarch would never dare imagine. Reaching across more than a quarter of a century, from the tough streets of Brooklyn to ultramodern Brasilia to an Israeli kibbutz, and radiating the splendor of two holy cities, Rome and Jerusalem, here is Erich Segal`s most provocative and ambitious novel to date - the unforgettable story of three extraordinary one forbidden love.