Adventurously atypical Victorian ladies Rebecca and Flora Hawes travel from Chicago to the Sinai desert with their young butler and maid in training on an expedition in search of a rumored biblical manuscript Despite Victorian society's strict rules for women, Rebecca and Flora Hawes' desire for adventure has led them to the Sinai Desert. Accompanied by their young butler and their maid, the sisters search for a biblical manuscript. On their exotic journey, they experience challenges and wonders, and recall the events that brought them to this time and place.