Armenians have a saying: "One day in a foreign land is equal to a year." Forty days in the Underworld is equal to forty years of earthly life… This fairy-tale novella is a marvelous tale about the great price one is willing to pay for love and happiness.

Not everyone is able to endure the ordeal of pain, fear, temptation, and the test of time. Not everyone is ready to pass through the Valley of Death's Shadow, the Hills of Suffering, the Sands of Solitude, the Gorge of Tears, the Desert of Bitter Sighs, and the River of Sorrow for the sake of a loved one. Only a sincere and selfless heart is capable of such a feat.