De auteur neemt de lezer mee naar 1938, het moment van mobilisatie in Nederland. De Tweede Wereldoorlog begint amper twee jaar later en zal voor menigeen in het hoofd gegrift staan. De angst overheerst en we weten welke verschrikkingen er zijn gebeurd.

In de Hoeksche Waard, waar dit verhaal zich afspeelt, lijkt de oorlog ogenschijnlijk ‘mee te vallen’, maar niets is minder waar. Verdriet, onderdrukking, deportatie, verzet en verraad hebben ook hier hun sporen nagelaten.

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