'An epic which shows that events will always create their own momentum, that atrocities, even if brushed under the carpet and condemned to oblivion, will invariably surface and cry out ... The characters are masterfully drawn and elicit immense empathy from the reader.'
Moris Farhi

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Tomas was runing full speed. He was late for school. He stopped when he reached the rusty lamppost at the end of the street. He dropped his school bag onto the pavement, touched the metal pillar with his left hand, circled it three times, picked up the mud-smudged school bag once again and galloped off faster than before.

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