It's spring, 1942. The sky is blue, the air is warm and sweet. And then everything is gone. The flowers, the proud geese, the pretty wooden houses, the friendly neighbours. Only Sasha remains.
 
But one small boy, alone in war-torn Russia, cannot survive. One small boy without a family cannot survive. One small boy without his home cannot survive. What that small boy needs is an army.
 
From the award-winning author of We Are Wolves comes the story of Sasha, a soldier at six, fighting in the only way he can - with love. But is love ever enough when the world is at war?