About the book: 1995 / The knot of action is tied back in 1945, when the Germans, in retaliation for the murder of a policeman, shoot the parents and burn down the house of 12-year-old Anton Steinwijk. Throughout his entire life, Anton, without meaning to, accidentally stumbles upon one or another witness or participant in that long-standing tragedy, finds out how everything really happened, who played what role, and how everyone’s lives turned out after that..