The bribe of the watch is what saved Jonas’s life. The
Soviets had invaded Lithuania. They had taken Lina’s mother and her brother
that morning. Lina’s father, the Provost of a University, was nowhere to be
found. They had already taken him the night before!
Where were they being taken? Cattle cars in a rail station
would be their “new home” for the next six weeks along with thousands of other
Lithuanians who had also been a threat to the Soviets. Siberia and slave labor
would be at their destination.
How will Lina, her beautiful mother, and her brother going
to survive? Will they ever see their father again? Will they ever be able to
return to their homeland?
Read this powerful historical fiction novel to find out!
I loved learning more about Lithuanian through this book. I was sad, but really good.
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