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The novel sheds light on one of the white spots in recent history - the story of the "wolf children". After the Second World War, German women from East Prussia sent many of their children to the other side of the Neman, where there was bread. Thousands of German children ended up in Lithuania, where they tried to survive. Some were lucky enough to find guardians, while others had a difficult fate: they had to beg, sell themselves, and survived violence. These children were called "wolf children". In order to survive, the "wolf children" had to beg, wander, and take on various jobs. Much depended on the people they met. There were girls, girls who were used by village men.

The story of the German girl Renate, who received the Lithuanian name Marite, describes the tragic fate of many refugees in the early post-war years in the Baltic States. The novel is based on real facts.

«When the book was published, it turned out that a lot of girls from among the "wolf children" were named exactly like this - Marite. This was important when transporting children across the border, or to protect them from the Stribas (militant agents from fighter squads) who went door to door. If they found a German child, the whole family would be sent to Siberia. To prevent the Russians from realising that the girl was German, she was taught to say "My name is Marite". They knew only this one phrase, which helped them survive."

Alvydas Šlapikas