{"product_id":"black-butterflies-the-exquisitely-crafted-debut-novel-that-captures-life-inside-the-siege-of-sarajevo-international-edition","title":"Black Butterflies: the exquisitely crafted debut novel that captures life inside the Siege of Sarajevo (International Edition)","description":"’Chillingly resonant with the scenes unfolding in Ukraine, Black Butterflies is a book for our time’\nSARAH BURTON\n\n––––––––––––\nSAREJEVO. SPRING 1992.\nEach night, nationalist gangs erect barricades, splitting the diverse city into ethnic enclaves; each morning, the residents – whether Muslim, Croat or Serb – push the makeshift barriers aside.\nWhen violence finally spills over, Zora, an artist and teacher, sends her husband and elderly mother to safety with her daughter in England. Reluctant to believe that hostilities will last more than a handful of weeks, she stays behind while the city falls under siege. As the assault deepens and everything they love is laid to waste, black ashes floating over the rooftops, Zora and her friends are forced to rebuild themselves, over and over. Theirs is a breathtaking story of disintegration, resilience and hope.\n––––––––––––\n*MORE PRAISE FOR BLACK BUTTERFLIES*\n’Moving, compelling, deeply human'\nEMMA STONEX, bestselling author of The Lamplighters\n'An astonishingly good debut'\nLIZ NUGENT, author of Our Little Cruelties\n’The best contemporary novel I have read for a long while’\nSARAH BURTON, author of The Strange Adventures of H\n’Intensely evocative and deeply moving… I held my breath as a I read’\nRUTH GILLIGAN, RSL Ondaatje Prize-winning author of The Butchers\n’Dark and yet starkly beautiful'\nAMINATTA FORNA, author of The Hired Man\n’Beautifully written and hauntingly evocative'\nSAM BYERS, author of Perfidious Albion\n’An elegy to the vibrant and inclusive society'\nKEVIN SULLIVAN, author of The Longest Winter\n’Immersive, incredible, a must-read'\nKAREN ANGELICO, author of Everything We Are\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0715654594\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0715654594.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Morris, Priscilla\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready for adventure.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52564290961695,"sku":"PKV.0715654594.VG","price":9.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0715654594-0.jpg?v=1779557002","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/black-butterflies-the-exquisitely-crafted-debut-novel-that-captures-life-inside-the-siege-of-sarajevo-international-edition","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}