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May 5, 2022 · Black Butterflies is a beautiful, powerful, heart-wrenching, and haunting story of a city torn by war, and of its people, coping not only with the adversities of daily living, but also the helplessness and heartbreak of seeing the city they love destroyed before their own eyes.
A timeless story of strife and hope set during the conflict in the Balkans in the early '90s—a searing debut novel about a woman who faces the war on her doorstep with courage, fierceness, and an unshakable belief in the power of art. Sarajevo, spring 1992.
- Priscilla Morris
Apr 1, 2023 · by Priscilla Morris (Author) 4.5 1,107 ratings. See all formats and editions. Sarajevo, spring 1992. Each 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.
- Priscilla Morris
A timeless story of strife and hope set during the conflict in the Balkans in the early ‘90s—a searing debut novel about a woman who faces the war on her doorstep with courage, fierceness, and an unshakable belief in the power of art. Sarajevo, spring 1992.
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- Priscilla Morris
May 5, 2022 · 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. ––––––––––––. **PRAISE FOR BLACK BUTTERFLIES**.
- Priscilla Morris
Apr 20, 2023 · ‘In this compelling and convincing debut novel, Morris brilliantly evokes a world slipping, day by day, under the surface of the opaque waters of war. Dark and yet starkly beautiful, Black Butterflies is a narrative of how violence scars the soul of a city and its inhabitants.
SHORT-LISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION. A timeless story of strife and hope set during the conflict in the Balkans in the early ’90s—a searing debut novel about a woman who faces the war on her doorstep with courage, fierceness, and an unshakable belief in the power of art.
Black Butterflies: the exquisitely crafted debut novel that captures life inside the Siege of Sarajevo Paperback 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,144 ratings See all formats and editions
Black Butterflies, her debut novel, has been long listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 and the Authors' Club First Novel Award. It was Indie Fiction Book of the Month in May 2022. It tells one woman's war story of disintegration, resilience and hope; the siege of Sarajevo as seen through the eyes of artist and teacher Zora Kocovic.
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- Priscilla Morris
