For cranes lost in the fog, their flockmates help them find their nest by calling from the ground. Cranes live in flocks and always return home—to their beginnings. The heroes of this book also strive for their origins, but the tragic events of the twentieth century wind themselves through their fates into an inescapable maze. Searching for a way out, they learn to survive in the Vorkuta camps, in the mountains of Afghanistan, and in the deserts of Africa. And there is only one salvation among the trials—a holy faith that helps them preserve dignity and family. The book is easy to read and stays in memory for a long time, because it is “about all of us” and about the main thing in life: faith, love, and hope.