Bronwyn Birdsall
Autor von Time and Tide in Sarajevo
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- 4.0
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In Bronwyn Birdsall's compelling debut novel, however, decisive action is not a simple matter. Time and Tide in Sarajevo is set in a city still recovering decades after the siege by Serbian forces during the Bosnian War and the Bosnian Genocide (1992-1995). After these years of atrocities the Dayton Accord was negotiated but that was not the end of the matter. Wikipedia tells us that
In Birdsall's story the city is suffering under the weight of the Accord and there is widespread distrust of politicians. Politics is an everyday concern, and the issues are very complex. For an outsider, this means treading a careful path not to alienate the people on whom she depends for company, friendship and advice about negotiating everyday life.
Into this city fraught with tension enters Evelyn, a twenty-something woman escaping the tedium of her Australian job in admin by taking up a job teaching English overseas.
The blurb offers a spoiler-free summary of the novel's trajectory:
Evelyn's circle includes some young men and some after-hours drinking pals, but the most important friend is the feisty Aida, a journalist in new media. Aida is still suffering some PTSD after effects of the war, struggling to cope with home alarms that jolt them out of their sleep and remind her of the sirens warning of Serbian attacks during the siege.
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