The Miseries of Occupation:: A Child Survivor Remembers

In 1941 the Nazis invaded and subsequently occupied Greece. Iasona, the central character of this poignant memoir, was six years old at the time. From that point on, Iasona found himself struggling to survive one perilous event after another—whether it was harrowing ordeals with the Nazis, getting lost in a forest surrounded by guerrilla factions, or escaping to a cave with his mother and siblings to hide from enemy troops—Iasona navigates these dangerous times with a combination of determination and guile. These trials, however, pale next to the tragedy that befalls his father, Leonidas, who is captured and held prisoner by Nazi collaborators.