Love and Other Enchantments : A Time-Crossed Tale

Omtale

Idit, a polyglot and literary translator, falls in love withHalimi, a magnetic and philandering magazine editor. Idit, who cannot handle his indiscretions, proposes an open marriage to try and save what theyve built.In the midst ofa full-blown marital crisis, they take their daughter Lily and leaveTel Aviv, moving to the small seaside town ofAtlit. One hot day while on a walk, Idit stumbles upon an ancient spring near the ruins of a Crusader fortress. When she bends down to drink the cool water, an old, found copper coin that she wears as a pendant dips into the springand suddenly she is thrustback in timeright into the arms of Jean d'Ibelin, a handsome French Crusader knight. Shes traveled to the year 1240, the year of one of the most successful crusades in history. The noble Sir Jeanwith his chiseled face and amber eyesbecomes entranced by Idit, the exotic visitor from the future. As her relationship with Sir Jean starts to deepen,Iditbegins to regularly visit the distant past. Their delicate affair unfolds in parallel with the story of her relationship withHalimi, with whom she shares a beloved daughter, Lily. In the end, Idit must decide what love means to her.