Maria Furman is 18 years old when the Nazis come for her, and there's nowhere to hide.

Maria Furman is 18 years old when the Nazis come for her, and there's nowhere to hide.

A sympathetic neighbor offers to forge her paperwork so Maria can avoid immediate execution, for now. The other Jewish people in her Ukrainian hometown aren't so lucky.

After witnessing her family and neighbors executed, a distraught and terrified Maria decides to end her life, only to find another girl who is about to do the same.

This chance encounter causes the girls to form a survival pact, committing to taking care of each other and staying alive together.

Based on the true story of the author's grandmother, this is a tale of friendship, the power of chosen family, and perseverance in the face of unimaginable horror.