A nice easy to read book about the siege of Sarajevo by the Serbs. And of the life of refugee children living outside in Croatia worrying for their family inside.

It really makes me realise how aweful the chetniks really are. Coming at the weekends to take potshots at the people queueing for bread. The family at the center of the story were clearly very well connected and lucky. It seemed like they didnt have to go through it quite as bad as some of the others, with the dad having published maths textbooks and the mum working for an NGO. Still they experienced serious loss and had two of their uncles taken away from them.

It was a really good human insight story. It gave a real glimps into the lives of the two girls and made it feel very real. Certainly worth a read.