Traces the author's surprise discovery that his late mother had had a sister who was sent away under mysterious circumstances and never mentioned by the family again, his efforts to research his long-lost aunt's story and whereabouts, and his struggles to understand the secrecy of her existence.

Spring 1995 -- Spring 2000 -- Looking for Mom -- The Rosetta Stone -- Unlocking the door -- Missing pieces -- Actually insane -- Welcome to Eloise -- I am family -- Lost and found -- Castles in the air -- The old neighborhood -- The cigar laborer -- Invisible -- One of the thousands -- The ghosts of Radziwillow -- Abandoned -- Dad's secret -- Uncontoured ills -- Always the bridesmaid -- Reinterpretation.