Friends and Heroes. Balkan Trilogy. Volume 3

After Romania joined the war on the side of the Axis powers, the Pringles head from Bucharest to Greece as part of a group of refugees, consisting of high-ranking officials, Russian white émigrés, journalists, and con artists. However, in Athens, the couple is faced with a new challenge, no less harsh than the war that is spreading across Europe. Olivia Manning's keen observations on love, marriage, and friendship amidst a historical catastrophe come together to form a panorama of dramatic circumstances in a damaged life and a vivid testimony of the era.