Book
Looking at women looking at war : a war and justice diary / Victoria Amelina ; with a foreword by Margaret Atwood.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250367686 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xi, 304 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2025.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Amelina, Viktorii͡a, > Diaries. Authors, Ukrainian > 20th century > Diaries. Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014- > Personal narratives. |
| Genre: | Diaries. Biographies. Personal narratives. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 947.7086 Ame | 31681010407492 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Destined to be a classic, a poet's powerful look at the courage of resistance When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country's literary scene, and parenting her son. Now she becamesomeone new: a war crimes researcher and the chronicler of extraordinary women like herself who joined the resistance. These heroines include Evgenia, a prominent lawyer turned soldier, Oleksandra, who documented tens of thousands of war crimes and won aNobel Peace Prize in 2022, and Yulia, a librarian who helped uncover the abduction and murder of a children's book author. Everyone in Ukraine knew that Amelina was documenting the war. She photographed the ruins of schools and cultural centers; she recorded the testimonies of survivors and eyewitnesses to atrocities. And she slowly turned back into a storyteller, writing what would become this book. On the evening of June 27th, 2023, Amelina and three international writers stopped for dinner in the embattled Donetsk region. When a Russian cruise missile hit the restaurant, Amelina suffered grievous head injuries, and lost consciousness. She died on July 1st. She was thirty-seven. She left behind an incredible account of the ravages of war and the cost of resistance. Honest, intimate, and wry, this book will be celebrated as a classic"-- - Baker & Taylor
A novelist and mother when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the author became a war crimes researcher, chronicling the women of the resistance, documenting the war until dying at 37 in the Donetsk region from a Russian cruise missile. Illustrations. - McMillan Palgrave
"Remarkable...powerful, eloquently testifying to the horrific consequences of this conflict." âNew York Times Book Review
"Unsparing and impossible-to-forget... its shape and urgency dictated by war and by its authorâs shining life so abruptly shredded into night." âThe Telegraph
"An effortlessly compelling voice, simultaneously intimate and universal." âFinancial Times
NOW A USA TODAY BESTSELLER
WITH A FOREWORD BY MARGARET ATWOOD
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the countryâs literary scene, and parenting her son. Now she became someone new: a war crimes researcher and the chronicler of extraordinary women like herself who joined the resistance. These heroines include Evgenia, a prominent lawyer turned soldier, Oleksandra, who documented tens of thousands of war crimes and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and Yulia, a librarian who helped uncover the abduction and murder of a childrenâs book author.
Everyone in Ukraine knew that Amelina was documenting the war. She photographed the ruins of schools and cultural centers; she recorded the testimonies of survivors and eyewitnesses to atrocities. And she slowly turned back into a storyteller, writing what would become this book.
On the evening of June 27th, 2023, Amelina and three international writers stopped for dinner in the embattled Donetsk region. When a Russian cruise missile hit the restaurant, Amelina suffered grievous head injuries, and lost consciousness. She died on July 1st. She was thirty-seven. She left behind an incredible account of the ravages of war and the cost of resistance. Honest, intimate, and wry, this book will be celebrated as a classic.
