In1940,VarianFrytraveledtoMarseillecarryingthreethousanddollarsandalistofimperiledartistsandwritershehopedtohelpescapewithinafewweeksInstead,hestayedmorethanayear,workingtoprocurefalsedocuments,amassemergencyfunds,andarrangejourneysacrossSpainandPortugal,wheretherefugeeswouldembarkforsaferportsHismanyclientsincludedHannahArendt,MaxErnst,MarcelDuchamp,andMarcChagall,andtheraceagainsttimetosavethemisataleofforbiddenlove,highstakesadventure,andunimaginablecourage