‘With great reverence, I spread flowers on the skull, brought soil from the surroundings and made a grave for it. It was clear that she had been tortured. I also knew that there would never be a trial for the killing of this girl, but I felt we, as human beings, had done our duty.’

Bosnia is reeling under the effects of the Bosnian War and large-scale ethnic cleansing of Bosniaks.Beaten and destroyed, the country needs to be brought back to life with care and compassion.Sabyasachi, a disillusioned and exhausted police officer of West Bengal cadre, lands in Bosnia ondeputation duty with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. Suzanne, a language assistant working with the UN Mission in Bosnia and a true-blue Bosnian, hasexperienced the war first-hand and has a past that still haunts her. The two meet in the gloomy winter landscape of Bosnia and fall in love. Will the ghosts of thewar-torn country let their love endure?

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Author: Humayun Kabir

Pages: 216

ISBN: 9789357020046

Publication Date: 05 February 2023