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Recommended by: Laura Stephenson
Contact: @Lauras95
Author: Priscilla Morris
Form: Historical Fiction, War and Combat Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Length: 280 pages
Brief synopsis: Exploring the Siege of Sarajevo through the lens of one woman’s experience
Age recommendation and challenging content: Recommended for KS4 and above. Harrowing and stark in places. Contains references to war and political based segregation.
Notable reasons for recommending this book: I read it on holiday and thought it was simply brilliant. Could be useful for cultural value, understanding modern war poetry and identity poetry a little better.
Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023