内容简介：
Asgali Nyva, as the Cherokees named the 300-foot-high Stoneface, is older than time itself in the river gorge in the mountains. Josh Allen loves the old rock and the legend that surrounds it because it always reflects his moods. But he loves Ellen Miller, his wonderful little schoolmate with the crossed eyes, even more. And he promises her that they will always be together. Like many other people, Josh abandons the depressed area and his family, seeking a better life. But he keeps returning. Each time he is drawn back, a more powerful force drives him to leave again. Ellen grows into a beautiful woman, and she and Josh keep running in and out of each other's lives for decades-sharing happiness, tragedy, and family problems, while getting caught up in that great migration to industrial cities. Theirs is a loving, but sometimes stormy, relationship-filled with mystery, comedy, pathos, intolerance and adventure. Will their love ever be complete, even after Josh learns that he will be personally involved in the fulfillment of the Stoneface Legend?