A NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR . SHORT-LISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION . FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE 2025 . A timeless story of strife and hope set during the conflict in the Balkans in the early '90s-a searing debut novel about a woman who faces the war on her doorstep with courage, fierceness, and an unshakable belief in the power of art. "A reflective novel .
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR . SHORT-LISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION . FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE 2025 . A timeless story of strife and hope set during the conflict in the Balkans in the early '90s-a searing debut novel about a woman who faces the war on her doorstep with courage, fierceness, and an unshakable belief in the power of art. "A reflective novel .