Summary

Chapter 19

Josef continues to think back to the night he spent with Lenka. (flashback) Josef pleaded with Lenka, trying to explain that her father supported the idea. She insisted that she wasn’t going to abandon the family that she spent 20 years with, and there was nothing Josef could do to convince her otherwise.

Chapter 20

This chapter takes place from Lenka’s perspective. (flashback) Lenka went home to argue with her parents. She told them she would never leave, and she couldn’t imagine what would make them want to send her away. Her parents insisted that she needed to go because Germany was going to invade any day, but she wouldn’t budge.

Chapter 21

This chapter is told from Lenka’s perspective. (flashback continued) Lenka refused to go with Josef. Josef wanted to stay, but Lenka convinced him that he had to...