the writing style slays
I'm only 50 pages in, but this book is astonishing.
Sarajevo, 1991-1995. A city torn by war and ‘ethnic cleansing‘ targeting Muslim descents was taking place. In this epistolary novel, 10-year old Nadja writes to her cousin in the US and both exchange news. Nadja writes about how she and her family lived in fear of being bombed and killed by snipers. And letters from her cousin give them hope and encouragement in the face of war.
#MiddleGradeMarch
#ReadingEurope2020 #BosniaHerzegovina
The previous books I‘ve read by this author have been much lighter travelogues. This one covers her journey on bicycle through the countries of the former Yugoslavia, very soon after the conflict there.
I enjoyed the meetings with ordinary people from all sides of the divide, but the political parts of this book were numerous, complicated and dense so I left this book knowing not much more than I did before.
#montenegro #readingeurope2020
#weeklyforecast (so far) - haven‘t had much time to plan yet, so I‘m sure these two will be added to....
The left hand book covers all of the Balkans but I‘m using it for #montenegro. The right-hand one, which Im almost halfway through, covers 4 European micro-states but I‘m using it for #sanmarino as I have books for the other countries.
Isn‘t my library great?! 📚👍😁
#readingeurope2020