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Seventeen-year-old Jacob Todd is about to discover himself. Jacobs plan is to go to Amsterdam to honor his grandfather who died during World War II. He expects to go, set flowers on his grandfathers tombstone, and explore the city. But nothing goes as planned. Jacob isnt prepared for love&150or to face questions about his sexuality. Most of all, he isnt prepared to hear what Geertrui, the woman who nursed his grandfather during the war, has to say about their relationship. Geertrui was always known as Jacobs grandfathers kind and generous nurse. But it seems that in the midst of terrible danger, Geertrui and Jacobs grandfathers time together blossomed into something more than a girl caring for a wounded soldier. And like Jacob, Geertrui was not prepared. Geertrui and Jacob live worlds apart, but their voices blend together to tell one story&150a story that transcends time and place and war. By turns moving, vulnerable, and thrilling, this extraordinary novel takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery.