A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
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In the final days of December 2004, as Russian forces sweep through a small Chechen village, eight-year-old Havaa flees into the woods after her father's abduction, seeking refuge with her neighbor Akhmed, a failed physician, at a bombed-out hospital. There, amid the chaos of war, she encounters Sonja, the hospital's sole remaining doctor, who tends to a stream of wounded rebels and refugees while haunted by her own missing sister. Over five transformative days, Akhmed and Sonja excavate their intertwined pasts, uncovering a complex web of coincidence, betrayal, and forgiveness that binds their fates together. This searing debut explores the transcendent power of love and human connection in the midst of devastating conflict, weaving together intimate personal stories with the brutal realities of war. Anthony Marra's extraordinary narrative stands as a testament to resilience and redemption, earning widespread critical acclaim as a modern masterpiece of wartime fiction.
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paperback
Hogarth
Published Feb 4, 2014
ISBN: 9780770436421
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First Published
2014
Language
en
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