A bevy of colorful characters cross paths with each other in this novel about Montreals garment district and its Orthodox Jewish community. If there is one thing Gershon Stein, the rent collector, knows its that life is rented and everyone has aMoreA bevy of colorful characters cross paths with each other in this novel about Montreals garment district and its Orthodox Jewish community. If there is one thing Gershon Stein, the rent collector, knows its that life is rented and everyone has a debt to pay: to their landlord, their family, their community, and—most of all—to their soul.