Summary:

After the death of his father, Ilya Rozanov cut ties with his remaining family in Russia. Ten years later, his niece comes to Canada for school.

Ilya has walked many a gauntlet: loss and abuse in his family, nearly two decades playing a violent sport at the highest level, a forbidden love affair and shocking public outing. Now he meets a new foe: the withering sneer of a thirteen-year-old girl.