Prague 19401942. The Nazioccupied city is locked in a reign of terror under Reinhard Heydrich. The Jewish community experience increasing levels of persecution as rumours start to swirl of deportation and an unknown but widely feared fate. Amidst the chaos and devastation Marie Bader a widow age 56 has found love again with a widower her cousin Ernst Loewy. Ernst has fled to Greece and the two correspond in a series of deeply heartfelt letters which provide a unique perspective on this period