MIRA

In the photograph, they are wearing light, summery clothes and look as if they were on a seaside holiday. The Kommandant wears a playful expression unlike any I have seen. His wife’s hair is pulled back beneath a handkerchief, and she is smiling up at him lovingly.

Why does the Kommandant like me, anyway, I wonder, as I climb into the bath?

My family, I think, without hesitation. My husband and my parents. The answer has not changed.

The guy always says relax. Would you be relaxed if someone were about to stick their whole hand in you?”

“The guy always says relax. Would you be relaxed if someone were about to stick their whole hand in you?”