As autumn approaches Ilse Stern is thinking about her infatuation with Hermann R²d, and whether his determination to be a painter will interfere with their romance--but the reality of being Jewish in occupied Oslo is about to turn her whole world upside down, as the deportation of the Norwegian Jews begins.

"Originally published in Norwegian in 2012 as Nµrmere h²st by H. Aschehoug & Co."--Copyright page.