Laura Susan Johnson

Seen through the eyes of an innocent young girl, a beautiful people, a beautiful culture, a beautiful country, are torn apart, burnt, raped, looted and plundered by an evil empire. One by one, Negdar watches her family cruelly stolen from her, until only one sister, Sonia, remains to her. They hold on to shreds of hope, but the evil ones try to beat and rape that hope away until it is nearly gone.
One night it is do or die, escape, or face death in the ultimate death camp. Half-starved and terrified they will be caught, the two sisters are given shelter by compassionate farmers who show them the way to a refugee camp in Aleppo. There, Negdar meets her first love, a girl named Lusine, an orphan like herself. They joyfully plan a life together but Lusine mysteriously disappears during their stay in Beirut.
Negdar, Sonia, and Sonia's new boyfriend Masis travel to Sardinia, France, and finally Wales, where at last they feel safe, and where Negdar meets the only person who could possibly be good enough to take Lusine's place in her heart.