The first volume of this three-part autobiographical series begins in 1938 with the expulsion of the Kovacic family from their home of Switzerland, eventually leading to their settlement in the father\'s home country of Slovenia.
Before leaving their home, he imagines his father\'s home country as something beautiful out of a fairytale, but as they make their way toward exile, he and his family re.
Narrated by Kovacic as a ten-year-old boy, he describes his family\'s journey with uncanny naivet .
The first volume of this three-part autobiographical series begins in 1938 with the expulsion of the Kovacic family from their home of Switzerland, eventually leading to their settlement in the father\'s home country of Slovenia