Brilliant, provocative, and vigorous, this novel deal with a young
Bosnian who has fled from his homeland, ravaged by war, and now lives in
the United States. As he struggles to reconcile his past with his
present, he cannot let go of the guilt he feels for fleeing without his
family. As a way to save the internal abyss, he is given the task to
explore through means of the written word. This leads him to recall
memories and confessions from his childhood, about his loved ones as
well as the social and political circumstances that triggered the war.