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Title:
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Looking at Women Looking at War |
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Authors:
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Amelina, Victoria |
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Genre:
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Non Fiction |
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Pages:
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302 |
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Year:
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2025 |
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Publisher:
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Harper Collins |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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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. Then 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 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. Whena 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. Harper Collins. Taken from book blurb.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"I thought the human nature of the personal histories was engaging, while also challenging to read about some of the war cimes".
"The unfinished nature of the book, although fragmented at times, also reflected the incoherent narratives people can hold from trauma".
"This is not just about war - it's about resilience, memory and the responsibility of bearing witness".
"What makes this book stand out is its focus on women. Amelia doesn't just document war cromes, she highlights women who step forward to tell the truth".
"I'd recommend the book to anyone who wants to understand the true cost of war".
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