When childhood sweethearts are corrupted by material desires, and true feelings crumble in the face of wealth and poverty, a young man is plunged into an abyss of betrayal and hardship. Yet one glimmer of starlight silently shines on him through the darkest four years of his life. This is no simple love story, but a searching examination of class, human nature, and choice: what can truly light the way through a long life, fleeting vanity or steadfast devotion as solid as a mountain? See how the young man is reborn from the dust and finally takes hold of the hand that never let go.
