Romania, 1989: The heat is oppressive, the grain stands tall; otherwise, one could see all the way to the border. The thought of escape is both tempting and agonizingly close, yet no one knows what is to come and what will be history in a few months. In a village in the Banat region, far from Bucharest, the power center of the Ceescu regime, Anna experiences a late summer of dramatic yet quiet intensity. She is torn, not least between Hans, her lover, and Misch, their mutual friend. With whom does she want to stay? With whom does she want to leave? And is Hans really a spy, as Misch suspects? These questions suddenly place Anna dangerously close to the line between loyalty and betrayal. Nadine Schneider's atmospheric and straightforward narrative explores the personal entanglements of a time before the political upheaval. It also delves into what it takes to stay—or what it means to leave one's country, for oneself and for those left behind. New product