Synopsis
The tale moves across lands and unfolds in an age when minds and souls were about to break into new territory. Joseph works as a jeweler and needs to find the right husband for his daughter Sophie. He's sent away twenty-three would-be suitors, each one hungry for what they could gain. Then comes the twenty-fourth—Alan, who happens to be the Duke of Rohan's oldest boy. You'd think a nobleman's heir wouldn't care much about money, but Alan does something unexpected. All he asks is, "Just give me food." What really drives him is numbers and equations. He's decided to hand…
