Reeling from a series of emotional blows, architect Gennifer Thomas Bynam impulsively leaves Asheville, North Carolina to accept a teaching position at England's prestigious Oxford University. Hiding her insecurities in a world of centuries-old academia, uncharacteristic social life, and driving on the left, Gennifer begins to identify her true spirit. As she joins a project of architectural significance on a grand scale, Gennifer is drawn into a series of mysteries that make her question herself on nearly every level and lead her friends to fear for her life.