This is the story of a group of ordinary people. A group of extremely ordinary people who were dislocated by the devastation caused by the great war they are universal symbols for suffering humanity. This novel is the poignant tale of people who embarked on a great, unknown journey with the fervent desire for survival burning in their hearts, but whose goals were thwarted as they succumbed, with their wishes unfulfilled, to the cold embrace of death. All the characters in this book, albeit unacknowledged by history are imaginary. Any resemblance to persons dead or alive is entirely unintentional.