A NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR - SHORT-LISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - A timeless story of strife and hope set during the conflict in the Balkans in the early '90s--a searing debut novel about a woman who faces the war on her doorstep with courage, fierceness, and an unshakable belief in the power of art. "A reflective novel . . . that tells us life goes on, love stories develop, humanity remains in...