In 1948, following World War II, eleven-year-old Anna, her mother, and older sister must flee Czechoslovakia after Russian Communists take over the government. Includes notes about the author's family history, on which the story is based.
In 1960s Czechoslovakia, Patrik participates in and rebels against the communist regime, knowing that anyone could become an enemy in the blink of an eye.
In this story told in comic book format, Jonas Finkel, a young Jewish boy living in Prague in the 1950s, watches as his father is imprisoned for political reasons and his mother struggles to find work. Contains adult content.