They were a young couple when Juozas was arrested and sent to prison for anti-Soviet resistence, leaving Zofia to survive as best she could with no help. Juozas describes the imprisonment of young by military authorities for their their resistance. Zofija, or Zose, gives us a very concrete picture of the lesser-known but equally painful lot of the women and families left behind, alone, powerless and hungry, to deal with the harsh rule of the Soviet occupiers.