About the Book Under the Sun and Over the Moon . . . and through the stars of hope . . . is an absorbing retelling of the once sung runos in the Kalevala, which means "land of the descendants of Kaleva" In a time as ancient as it seems, Loretta Suliin Busch, interweaves these myths with imagination and attention to detail. Each myth, although unsettling, becomes vibrantly alive, as the portrayed characters in their surroundings, endure the unendurable. Among these myths you will find tales that will arouse your emotions in the complex mixture of adventures. There are trees and birds which talk, a Sampo with godlike powers, a bee that seeks healing honey, a homeless, pregnant bird, a resurrected man, a double suicide, six golden eggs and one iron. There are heroes with supernatural powers and women who are isolated in their hopes, dreams, joy, and tragedies as they try to understand their own lives.