In 1992, a young boy whose father is away at war discovers, from their flower stall, the power of beauty and kindness in the wake of the bombing of Sarajevo.
Bill Carter chronicles his efforts to rebuild his life after tragedy shatters his family and faith, recounting the experiences he had while helping citizens of war-torn Sarajevo and sharing how those citizens helped in Bill's own recovery.
Traces the daily life of a family in Sarajevo from the time the city came under siege in November 1992 until a peace agreement was enforced and elections held in 1996.
In 1991, ten-year-old Nadja begins writing to her cousin in Minnesota, and over the next four years, her letters reveal the horrors of war in this former republic of Yugoslavia, while her cousin's letters give Nadja and her family some hope.