The legacy of war, the terror of childhood, and a boy who cannot forget.

Frank is at the mercy of his mother's rage. She beats him time and again. He stands in the way of her dreams. First came the war, then the brothel where she found refuge in the post-war period, then the boarding school. And now the child. One day, an argument escalates, and Frank jumps out of the window. He never returns home. But he cannot escape his mother's anger.

A novel about the long path to healing.