Change

An important theme in this book is change. The lives of all the characters have changed throughout the timeframe of this story. Due to the war, all the characters had to make adjustments and deal with changes in their social status, wealth, and even basic necessities. For example, Silvana began the story as a young woman who spent most of her time either at the cinema or with her new boyfriend, Janusz, to being a married woman reuniting with her husband after six years of war-torn separation.

It seems that these characters' lives changed with every chapter. Strong characters lead them down different paths, and often tragic events change their course in life. These changes that take place in their lives alter them in many ways. Silvana begins as a confident, hopeful, and innocent young woman. Through the course of the story, she becomes a lover, a mother...