World War II has just ended and Silvana Novak and her eight-year-old son Aurek arrive in Ipswich, England, where they are reunited with Silvana’s husband, Janusz, after six years of estrangement. Silvana and Aurek have spent that time hiding from both the Germans and the Russians in the forests of Poland. Janusz, meanwhile, escaped to France before settling in England. Relieved and deeply grateful to have his family back, Janusz has set up a brand-new life for them in a small house in a town in East Anglia. He’s found work in an engineering firm and he’s hoping they can start, despite what they have lived through. Aurek, who’s grown up eating raw bird’s eggs and tree bark, will have to learn how to tie his shoes and interact with children his age.
