The haunting, epic tale, The Mosaic begins when Gilbert is eleven years old and the Nazis invade his country. After Holland capitulates, Gilbert returns to school to find the seat of a Jewish classmate empty.

As resistance to the occupation grows, Gilberts father, a minister, joins the rising voices of dissent. Gilberts cousin, a nurse, rescues a newborn Jewish baby.

Soon, conflict erupts between Nazi collaborators and the church. The Reverend Kwint, successor to Gilberts father, is taken in for interrogation by the Gestapo for suspected aid to Jewish citizens. A year later, the Nazis...