"I too shall expand, literally blossom, together with the surrounding nature."--G hril Gabrielsen, translated by Deborah Dawkin A family's heirloom stones unearth a story spanning war, illness, and radioactivity. A pipeline installed to protect a town from flooding results in a howling that disturbs the town's inhabitants. A political prisoner embarks on an epic flight toward freedom, literally blown like a kite in the wind. ...