For Esther Saran Foer, the Holocaust loomed in the backdrop of daily life, a topic that her parents—both sole survivors of their respective families—never discussed. When Esther finds out that her father had a previous wife and daughter who were both killed in the Holocaust, she resolves to find out who they were, and how her father survived. Armed with only a black-and-white photo and a hand-drawn map, she travels to Ukraine, determined to find the shtetl where her father hid during the war. In this National Jewish Book Award finalist, Esther shares what she finds, a revelation that reshapes her identity and gives her the opportunity to finally mourn.