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Corfu, 1946. Greece is on the brink of civil war, and Queen Frederica takes a stand against the communists, announcing that she will save her countrya�TMs most innocent by opening childrena�TMs villages. When the communist partisans erect camps of their own, children are ripped from their mothersa�TM arms; entire villages are emptied. Katerina has been best friends with Marco for as long as she can remember, but when the communists reach their village, Katerina and Marco are separated. At their final goodbye, Katerina and Marco promise to find their way back to the village, and to each other. This haunting childhood vow launches events that will take decades to unravel.