Dominique is a simultaneous interpreter, professionally bound to confidentiality. When she overhears at a pharmaceutical conference that a researcher is under pressure to postpone a revolutionary HIV treatment, she is thrown into a devastating predicament. She cannot disclose the information, but withholding it could hamper the recovery prospects of a close friend dying of AIDS. Unaware of the researcher"s identity, she falls in love with him, a charming and handsome Italian doctor facing his own moral dilemma. Her story takes a dramatic turn and races to an unexpected conclusion.The Interpreter combines a memorable voice, a gift for narrative, and a powerful love story in an atmosphere of international intrigue.