While examining the devastating effects of war on ordinary families, this�tale provides an exploration of fear and loss, and of the bond between parents and children
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Czechoslovakia, 1942. Jan's father has been summarily executed by the Nazis. His mother and his older sister Maria have disappeared, and his younger sister Lena has been removed to a
remote farm in the German countryside. With Europe in the throes of war, the 10-year-old boy embarks on a personal journey to reunite the family from which�he has been violently torn. The
experiences he goes through and the horror he faces during this desperate quest will change his life forever. Riveting, moving, at times disturbing,�this debut novel will haunt readers for a
long time after they have put it down.