A Sister’s Promise

Katerina and her sister grew up in Bohemia during the interwar years, nearly two decades between the First and Second World Wars. In 1918, the provinces of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia were joined together, along with areas shared with Poland and Hungary, to form the country of Czechoslovakia. Prague, located in central Bohemia, became the capital. During that time, their new country was the most industrially advanced of eastern Europe. In Bohemia, its citizens were educated and music and the arts flourished. Theirs is a story that encompasses tragedy, love and their coming of age, from a place isolated by innocence. It is set against the backdrop of a world in transition and the beginning of the modern age. Even though it takes place in a different era, their story in many ways could be ours.