After many years of literature teaching and writing, Prof. Georgeta Potanga presents this fascinating novel about astonishing and little known events from the mid-20th century in Eastern Europe, where Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler and many others had great influence and interests. Based on real events, the author brings to life, with great talent, the vivacious atmosphere of those very difficult times. It is a novel made of shadows and light. The personages, under the Demiurge, succeed to step over the black stones of the physical universe, full feeling their destiny, with a profound humanity. The story follows the immediate antebellum events and the consequences of a brutal war in the life of three generations, showing that there are people who can express an extreme generosity, passing over any ethnic or religious barriers, in their desire to do good. The kindness, benevolence and sympathy of the personages extend universally and impartially to all human beings involved in this fascinating story. Sophia Dediu worked immensely hard for this excellent translation, and we all thank her very much. This is a novel which is read with pleasure and curiosity, and will delight all the readers who like historic events presented in an attractive literary style, and who want to discover many unfamiliar facts from the world's frenzied past.