Great House

Great House is the story of a desk, and of its owners. The desk belongs to a family that has lived on a house in Jerusalem for many generations. It was once part of a great house, itself built on the ruins of an even greater house. In the retelling of this history, the desk takes on magical properties: it brings people back to what they have lost but not forgotten; it separates them from their loved ones; it draws them towards dangerous and hidden causes. Under its magic it seems to be omniscient, able to reach into people's pasts and present. But under its spell people are also left with painful memories: sadly for them, these do come true, because what is remembered does become real.