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An inspiring memoir of resilience by a young survivor of the war in Ukraine as told through her diary entriesa harrowing and ultimately hopeful survival story

Yeva Skalietskas story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv where she has been living with her grandmother since she was a baby Ten days later the only life shed ever known was shattered On February 24 2022 her city was suddenly under attack as Russia launched its horrifying invasion of Ukraine Yeva and her grandmother took shelter ina basement bunker where she began writing this diary She describes the bombings she endured while sheltering underground and her desperate journey west to escape the conflict raging around them After many endless train rides and a prolonged stay in an overcrowded refugee center in Western Ukraine Yeva and her beloved grandmother eventually find refuge in Ireland There she bravely begins to forge a new life hoping shell be able to return home one day