▁Israel ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁story ▁begins ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Fif teen - year - old ▁Marg al it , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁two ▁friends ▁from ▁Mos hav ▁N ah al al , ▁is ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁youth ▁sem inar ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁On ▁the ▁bus ▁she ▁meets ▁Am i , ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁K ad uri ▁Agricult ural ▁High ▁School . ▁After ▁Am i ▁gets ▁off ▁the ▁bus , ▁Marg al it ▁cannot ▁stop ▁thinking ▁about ▁him . ▁ ▁Six ▁months ▁later , ▁Marg al it ▁meets ▁Am i ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁her ▁Mos hav , ▁N ah al al . ▁He ' s ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁Pal m ach ▁now . ▁His ▁Je ep ▁has ▁broken ▁down ▁and ▁Marg al it ▁inv ites ▁him ▁to ▁sleep ▁over ▁at ▁her ▁house . ▁He ▁leaves ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁has ▁passed ▁and ▁Marg al it ▁is ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁N ah al al ' s ▁culture ▁committee ▁to ▁the ▁Youth ▁Inst ruct ors ▁Sem inar ▁in ▁K ib but z ▁Y ag ur . ▁Out side ▁the ▁d ining ▁room , ▁she ▁suddenly ▁sp ots ▁Am i , ▁with ▁another ▁girl . ▁She ▁fails ▁to ▁avoid ▁them . ▁Am i ▁tells ▁Marg al it ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁station ed ▁there ▁by ▁the ▁Pal m ach ▁and ▁introdu ces ▁his ▁girl friend . ▁Marg al it ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁out ▁of ▁luck