According to an ancient Kyrgyz legend, the Eternal Bride has been calling out for centuries to the husband taken from her by the craggy mountains. Perhaps it is not the mountains that stole her beloved, but people whose hearts are sealed with pure evil. The Eternal Bride’s quest, her devotion, and the laments she sings for what she has lost also tell the fates of the innocent of today. Arsen Samanchin, struggling in the vise between his dreams and savage capitalism; Jaabars, who loses his tomorrow while catching his prey; Aydana, lost amidst the glitz of the entertainment world; Eles, healing with her compassion; and, undoubtedly, those held captive by the darkness of their greed for money and ambition... Their paths all cross in a cave. In his final novel, "When Mountains Fall," the great name of Kyrgyz and world literature, Chingiz Aitmatov, exposes the deep wounds inflicted upon society by the popular culture and market economy that consume humans from within, using a universal language.