Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Contents vii
4. Foreword ix
5. 1. Spring Meeting 1
6. 2. Promise of the Night 8
7. 3. Encountering Pista 11
8. 4. In the Garden 18
9. 5. The First Visit 22
10. 6. The Rise of Terror 24
11. 7. Fear 31
12. 8. Hunger 33
13. 9. The Wedding 36
14. 10. Shadows and Light 39
15. 11. The Railed Cot 43
16. 12. Quiet Happiness 45
17. 13. Under Terror 47
18. 14. Living for the Moment 56
19. 15. Playmates 61
20. 16. Dangerous Winds 67
21. 17. Deportations 71
22. 18. A Decision 73
23. 19. Voyage to the East 76
24. 20. New Circumstances 79
25. 21. Across the Border 88
26. 22. New Life 90
27. 23. Waiting for a Miracle 93
28. 24. Hamburg 98
29. 25. First Steps 100
30. 26. Crisis 108
31. 27. Major Changes 117
32. 28. New Life 119
33. 29. A Terrible Event 124
34. 30. Becoming Parents 126
35. 31. Pleasure and Grief 128
36. 32. At Home 133
37. 33. Teaching and Fulfillment 142
38. 34. Past and Present 146
39. 35. Threats 149
40. 36. The Crush of the World 151
41. 37. Life with and without Pista 158
42. Index 162