"Extraordinary...Rich in irony and regret...[the] people and settings
are vividly realized and his prose [is] compelling in its
simplicity".
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
As the world slips into the throes of war in 1939, young Maciek's once
closetted existence outside Warsaw is no more. When Warsaw falls, Maciek
escapes with his aunt Tania. Together they endure the war, running,
hiding, changing their names, forging documents to secure their
temporary lives--as the insistent drum of the Nazi march moves ever
closer to them and to their secret wartime lies.