"Listen, Zana, don't let them fill your heart with hate. Whatever happens. Promise me that. Will you?"

Little Zana witnesses her father's and brothers' lives being taken away when the Serbs invade her village in one night. From that moment, death becomes real in the eleven-year-old girl. Injustice and anger seem to overshadow her father words "Don't let them fill your heart with hate".

Personally, I have a liking for historical war fiction. Not that I enjoy reading the fear, oppression and bloodiness but these reads have given me insights of the meaning of life, family and friends. I count my blessings and always thankful that I live in a safe country.

- Girl of Kosovo by Alice Mead