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Sasha stared into the woman's dark, granite eyes. He suddenly felt very cold again. A shiver crawled up his back. His hope faded. The woman said, "I am Carina Mikalonova. I have not met you before, Doctor Bausch. However, it looks as though you have applied to leave Russia many times. Why is that?" Sasha watched his mother swallow hard and raise her chin. She said in a calm voice, "My husband needed to leave for health reasons. He was granted a visa with my daughter more than two years ago. We wish to join him. My son needs his father. We had heard there were changes in the emigration rules." Carina Mikalonova's eyes swept over to Sasha. He hoped the woman couldn't see him shiver. Book jacket.