{"product_id":"then-they-started-shooting-lynne-jones-9781934137666","title":"Then They Started Shooting: Children of the Bosnian War and the Adults They Become","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable insight and sensitivity . . . deepen[s] our understanding of human resilience and how people rebuild their lives from tragic circumstances.\" --\u003cb\u003eKENNETH ROTH\u003c\/b\u003e, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories in this book are eloquently and poignantly recounted, and offer a vital, complex portrait of what the long road to peace looks like.\" --\u003cb\u003eDINAW MENGESTU\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Read the Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Profound . . . Rarely do we get the opportunity to delve into the thoughts of the young caught up in such a tragedy--and meet them not just once in their lives but again years later.\" --\u003cb\u003eTIM JUDAH\u003c\/b\u003e, Europe correspondent for \u003ci\u003eBloomberg World View, \u003c\/i\u003e Balkans correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Economist, \u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine you are nine years old. Your best friend's father is arrested, half your classmates disappear from school, and someone burns down the house across the road. Imagine you are ten years old and have to cross a snow-covered mountain range at night in order to escape the soldiers who are trying to kill you. How would you deal with these memories five, ten, or twenty years later once you are an adult?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJones, a relief worker and child psychiatrist, interviewed over forty Serb and Muslim children who came of age during the Bosnian War and now returns, twenty years after the war began, to discover the adults they have become. A must-read for anyone interested in human rights, children's issues, and the psychological fallout from war, this engaging book addresses the continuing debate about PTSD, the roots of ethnic identity and nationalism, the sources of global conflict, the best paths toward peacemaking and reconciliation, and the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynne Jones\u003c\/b\u003e was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her work in child psychiatry in conflict-affected areas of Central Europe and has established and directed mental health programs in areas of conflict and natural disaster throughout Latin America, the Balkans, East and West Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Her field diaries have been published in \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003e and her audio diaries have been broadcast on the BBC World Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynne Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934137669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2013 pg. 25","brand":"Lynne Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991207018751,"sku":"9781934137666","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5f631ae-e99e-4831-868f-1f30a951dc13.jpg?v=1683309054","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/then-they-started-shooting-lynne-jones-9781934137666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}