In the spring of 1942, a small Czech town, previously untouched by the horrors of World War II, was visited by an unspeakable act of evil. The events of that spring would change the course of history for the entire Czech nation. In Life in the East is Worthless, the final book of the With Only Five Plums trilogy, Anna Nesporova concludes her story, describing in detail the fate of the people of Lidice.