Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures x
4. Foreword xii
5. Acknowledgments xiv
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Work of Sorrow 28
8. 2. Unanswered Questions for a Finnpojke 34
9. 3. A Desire to Scream 39
10. 4. Horseshoes and Licorice Drops 42
11. 5. The Last Summer in Sweden 52
12. 6. Farting in Swedish 55
13. 7. Sugar Beets and Spettecaka 59
14. 8. Dragons in a Handbag 63
15. 9. A Good and Bad Hand 71
16. 10. The Red Shoes 78
17. 11. Bread in a Suitcase 85
18. 12. The Lucky Stain 96
19. 13. Paper Dolls 106
20. 14. The Woman in the Broad-Brimmed Hat 113
21. 15. Swedish Toys 122
22. 16. Goodbye to the Bombs 128
23. 17. Someone’s Daughter 133
24. 18. To the Bomb and Back 142
25. 19. A Blonde Curly-Haired Girl 150
26. 20. Fishing with Ragnar 152
27. 21. Black Birds 166
28. 22. Terror of the Dark 175
29. 23. Funeral Games 180
30. 24. The Woman in Black 186
31. 25. Understanding Backwards 195
32. 26. A Happier War Child Story 204
33. 27. No Easy Choices 213
34. 28. God natt, sov Gott 221
35. 29. A Lifelong Exile 225
36. 30. Take the Bed Down! 231
37. 31. Waiting for the Time to Pass 241
38. 32. Children’s Prayers 245
39. 33. “Send the Little Ones!” 249
40. 34. A Tale of Two Sisters 255
41. 35. Swedish Fish 259
42. 36. Horses in the Kitchen 268
43. 37. Rita, not Rauha 273
44. 38. Repairing the Clock 284
45. 39. Soldier Boy 294
46. Appendix. A Swedish War Child Administration Form 310
47. Bibliography 312
48. Index 314