The Lake and the Glacier

Time is not a line, not a circle. It’s a spark in a dark cave radiating at all directions. All is never lost. When you’re alone and dying, you still have the memories, the regrets.

Time is not a line, not a circle. It’s a spark in a dark cave radiating at all directions. All is never lost. When you’re alone and dying, you still have the memories, the regrets. The Lake and the Glacier is a story of a terminally ill man who made a promise to an Indian boy; of a newlywed couple escaping the monotony of their lives; of a lake and a glacier hiding in a cloud high in the Himalayas.

Markku Hietala is a Finnish writer who currently lives in Helsinki. The Lake and the Glacier is based on his experiences during his travels in Asia.