But the worst was not over. Before the war had even ended, Greece descended into a vicious civil war between nationalists and communists. The events, which tore the country apart, played out on a smaller scale in Agrafa. Fragkista was no different. Here, families turned on each other and on themselves, and the village's isolation meant there was no escape from the violence. "I never met my father," said Van solemnly. "They killed him before I was born."
