Set in Canada during World War II, the novel portrays a romance between Erica Drake, a young woman from a wealthy Protestant family, and Marc Reiser, a Jewish lawyer and soldier. The two lovers are forced to confront and overcome anti-Semitism in their quest love and a relationship.
Gwethalyn Graham won the Governor General's Award twice, for her first novel Swiss Sonata in 1938, and for Earth and High Heaven in 1944.The novel was in international success, translated into 18 languages and topping American bestseller lists.
