Events happen to the first hero of this novel that cannot be explained by conventional logic. He remains alive during dispossession. Doesn't die in a mine collapse. Bullets don't kill him in war. It does not sink, establishing pontoon crossings across the Dnieper, Vistula, and Oder. Passes through absolute evil unscathed. And the same force protects the second hero of the book - his son - even in our time. Fate, love, conscience, rejection of lies are felt by them equally. This book is about everything. In a strange way, she touched all manifestations of human life. The author has found a clear form of new artistry for this.