false 2735048 1 In 1992, Savo Heleta was a young Serbian boy enjoying an idyllic, peaceful childhood in Gorazde, a primarily Muslim city in Bosnia. At the age of just thirteen, Savo's life was turned upside down as war broke out. When Bosnian Serbs attacked the city, Savo and his family became objects of suspicion overnight. Through the next two years, they endured treatment that no human being should ever be sub­ject­ed to. Their lives were threatened, they were shot at, terrorized, put in a detention camp, starved, and eventually stripped of everything they owned. But after two long years, Savo and his family managed to escape. And then the real transformation took place. From his childhood before the war to his internment and eventual freedom, we follow Savo's emotional journey from a young teenager seeking retribution to a peace-seeking diplomat seeking healing and reconciliation. As the war unfolds, we meet the incredible people who helped shape Savo's life, from his brave younger sister Sanja to Apko, the family friend who would become the family's ultimate betrayer. Through it all, we begin to understand this young man's arduous struggle to forgive the very people he could no longer trust. At once powerful and elegiac, <i>Not My Turn to Die</i> offers a unique look at a conflict that continues to fascinate and enlighten us. 2760697 2 4 2008 Not My Turn to Die: Memoirs of a Broken Childhood in Bosnia total:11|5:4|4:3|3:3|2:1|1:0| 11 43 34 4 5 1 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 15 14:32:21 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 18:34:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 16 12:50:50 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 09:14:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Feb 03 04:11:34 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 07:00:27 -0800 2008
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