Ana, the landwalker, comes from high up near the glaciers, from one of the highest settlements in an Alpine valley. When the eternal ice crashes into the valley, covering meadows, forests, and villages, she, like many others, must flee. She becomes a vagabond, moving from farm to farm, using her knowledge of the healing power of herbs. But Ana is also Rusilana, a blessed one, one of those powerful women who have survived the centuries into our time; born from myth and still shaping the daily lives of the mountain and valley inhabitants today. In his new work, Hans Haid not only tells Ana's story but also provides insight into the lives of the landless in the inhospitable mountain world around 1890. Interwoven with mythological elements, the novel becomes an authentic depiction of their harsh everyday life. Unique in style and language, Hans Haid quotes arch.