Part I of HEART OF WISDOM is an historical family saga featuring the immigrant Demsky family during the years 1920 through 1946 as they face the challenges of surviving life, love and loss in Newark, New Jersey. Part II is mainly Sora's story, youngest daughter of the family, and develops as a mystery in which her husband is accused of murder. Sora, with the help of a local lawyer, is determined to prove Eli innocent. Members of her family lend support.