Jouko-Johan, a divorced father of a 12-year-old girl and a seasoned traveler, returns to Finland after researching minority peoples on the Iraq-Iran border. Haunted by concern for his daughter being raised by her mother and stepfather, he abducts her and the two begin a long odyssey across Europe under false names and forged passports. A multi-layered novel about human responsibility, the struggle to fulfill dreams, loneliness, and the painful process of transformation.

A shattering, multi-layered novel about the bond between father and daughter across a violent world.