Product details
- Categories: News about the EU, War in Ukraine
- Publisher: OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP
- ISBN: 9781800961203
- Publication Date: 03/08/2023
- Binding: Paperback
Summary
WITH A FOREWORD BY PHILIPPE SANDS AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREY
KURKOV'If you read only one book about the war, this is the one to
read.' -Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm'Unforgettable. An immediate
history of a cruel war and a personal chronicle of unbearable loss'
-Simon Sebag-Montefiore, author of The WorldKilled by shrapnel as he
served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Olesya Khromeychuk's brother
Volodymyr died on the frontline in eastern Ukraine. As Khromeychuk tries
to come to terms with losing her brother, she also tries to process the
Russian invasion of Ukraine: as a historian of war, as a woman and as a
sister.
In a thoughtful blend of memoir and essay, Olesya
Khromeychuk tells the story of her brother - and of Ukraine. Beautifully
written and giving unique, poignant insight into the lives of those
affected, it is an urgent act of resistance against the dehumanising
cruelty of war. 'If you want to understand Ukraine's determination to
resist, Olesya Khromeychuk's book is essential.' -Paul Mason, author of
How to Stop Fascism[A] tender and courageous book...
Khromeychuk's clear-sighted prose expresses the pain that thousands,
even millions, have felt in every conflict, past and present. -The
Literary Review Magazine'A touching and brilliantly written account
about grief, and also about strength. I read it in one night.' -Olia
Hercules