Juliana and Desmond are from opposite sides of the River, and their people have been at odds for longer than anyone can remember. One night they meet by chance on an island directly in the middle of the River--a place of neutrality--and they realize that neither of them are like the others. Her purity of heart and his wisdom are so unlike what they had thought of each other's kin, and years of prejudices begin to dissolve around them. It is on their...