Sara Novic
Girl at War
- ISBN 13:
- 9780812986396
- author:
- Sara Novic
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Random House Trade Reprint edition
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 13.2 x 2 x 20.3 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, War, , Sara Novic,Girl at War,Random House Trade,0812986393,Fiction,Fiction - General,Croatia - History - 1990-,Ethnic American Literatures,Coming of Age,Fiction / Literary,Fiction/Coming of Age,Fiction/War & Military,Literary,War & Military
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Girl at War A Novel by Sara Novic is a powerful debut novel about a girl's coming of age in the midst of war. Set against the backdrop of Yugoslavia's civil war, Ana Jurić's idyllic childhood is shattered as she navigates food rations, air raid drills and sniper fire. As Ana grows into a young woman, she struggles to reconcile her past with her present, keeping secrets even from those closest to her. Her journey takes her back to Croatia after a decade away, where she must confront the events that forever changed her family and the country's difficult history. This honest and generous novel explores how history shapes the individual, revealing the profound impact of war on one young girl and its legacy on all of us.
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