In this paradoxical three-part novel built on dreams, illusions, and reality, Joseph Prigione-whose name means prison in Italian-journeys to free himself from an existence of endless cells. A disruptive family and a brother's death create the nighttime journey of part one. But the disappearance of his wife, Victoria, and a dream of a beautiful woman in white lure Joseph to seek the origins of his relationship with Victoria before they were married...