NASOS KARAHALIOS LEAVES THE FASCINATING SMIRNI FOR THE ISLAND OF RHODES, SEARCHING FOR A NEW START, WITHOUT FORGETING HIS PAST THOUGH. HE ABANDONS HIS HOMETOWN WAY BEFORE THE WAR BEGINS. THE READER LEARNS THE STORY OF A FAMILY AND AT THE SAME TIME THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MODERN GREECE FROM THE CARE-FREE LIFE IN SMIRNI TO THE TRAGEDY OF HIS HOMETOWN.