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Fernando comes from Portugal, and Jean-Paul comes from France. Both embrace socialism in Romania in the 1970s and 1980s. The fall of communism brings freedom to their lives. Yet it also takes away some people's special rights.

Mihai Zamfir sets his novel in Bucharest. Major shifts in power come in the late 1980s. Fernando struggles with his past in politics and today's harsh life. As the regime falls, he must weigh going back to Portugal. His wife and daughter wait for him there. Jean-Paul stays true to the cause, yet makes an exit. Only he seems to know what his exit means.

The novel looks at what keeps people true to a cause. It also explores family ties and the loss of rank. It forms part of the FICTION LTD series.