Bronya, a violin prodigy, dreams of the Moscow Conservatory. Her younger brother, Avsey, cherishes his secret box of treasures and longs to have friends. But when the Nazis invade and they are torn from their family, the children are forced on a perilous trek across a burning land — hunted, hungry and alone.

Leslie's next novel, set in post-war France, traces the lives of Holocaust survivors as they navigate the aftermath of war, the search for justice, and the fragile possibility of home.