Trapped by an evil dictatorship; will Cristian be forced to betray his family or will he risk everything he loves to resist? A bestselling YA thriller based on real events; from a prizewinning author. Cristian has lived his entire life in the grip of a repressive dictatorship. The country is governed by fear. When the secret police blackmail him; Cristian has an impossible choice. Save the life of his sick grandfather by informing on his family; or risk his life - and all of theirs - by resisting? At 17; Cristian dreams of being free but doesn't know where to turn. In this climate of constant suspicion; can he trust his best friend; his girlfriend or even his family? Closely based on the real events of the Romanian Revolution of 1989; this is a powerful; heart-breaking thriller from the author of Salt to the Sea; winner of the Carnegie Medal.