Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker tells the story of two brothers and their homeland in Upper Austria - a novel narrated with biblical intensity about misunderstandings, killings, family tragedies, and attempts at liberation. Alexander returns home from his deployment as a soldier in international troops. His restlessness soon drives him away again. Meanwhile, his younger brother Jakob manages the family farm. When his friend hangs himself, Jakob cannot shake off the feelings of guilt. Their father spins tales of fantastic business ideas while secretly having to sell off pieces of their farmland. With great poetic calm and strength, Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker narrates the lives of people bound together by kinship, gossip, murder, and religious longings. It is the story of two brothers trying to escape this world - a timeless and moving tale.