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Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival
Atka Reid
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Description for Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival
Paperback. A moving and compelling true story about two sisters fighting for survival in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244. A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival. 352 pages, map. A moving and compelling true story about two sisters fighting for survival in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight: 242.
May, 1992. Hana is twelve years old when her older sister Atka puts her on a UN evacuation bus fleeing the besieged city of Sarajevo. Thinking they will be apart for a short time, they make a promise to each other to be brave. But as the Bosnian war escalates and months go by without contact, their promise becomes deeply significant. Hana is forced to cope as a refugee in Croatia, while Atka and their younger siblings battle for survival in a city overwhelmed by crime and destruction. Then, when Atka manages to find work as a translator, events take ... Read more
May, 1992. Hana is twelve years old when her older sister Atka puts her on a UN evacuation bus fleeing the besieged city of Sarajevo. Thinking they will be apart for a short time, they make a promise to each other to be brave. But as the Bosnian war escalates and months go by without contact, their promise becomes deeply significant. Hana is forced to cope as a refugee in Croatia, while Atka and their younger siblings battle for survival in a city overwhelmed by crime and destruction. Then, when Atka manages to find work as a translator, events take ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408827758
SKU
V9781408827758
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Atka Reid
Atka Reid was born in Sarajevo in 1970. At the outbreak of the Bosnian war, she was a political science student. During the war, she worked as a reporter for a local radio station and as an interpreter for the foreign press. Upon her arrival in New Zealand she worked as a journalist in Christchurch. She later gained a Diploma ... Read more
Reviews for Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival
‘A beautiful story that turns from sorrow to happiness, redemption, restoration. Goodbye Sarajevo shows that sometimes out of dire circumstances, new lives, new beginnings are possible'
Janine di Giovanni
‘A sparky memoir of survival written by such driven and inspirational women'
Independent
‘Extraordinary... serves as a timely reminder of the staggering odds faced ... Read more
Janine di Giovanni
‘A sparky memoir of survival written by such driven and inspirational women'
Independent
‘Extraordinary... serves as a timely reminder of the staggering odds faced ... Read more