Often funny, sometimes tragic but always original and insightful, this new, entertaining collection of short fiction includes nine award-winning tales. Barbara's writing is bold, clear and distinctive. Take a trip from the former Yugoslavia to the 'new' Croatia and continue on to New Zealand. Feel Ivan's fear when German soldiers invade his village in 1943; visit Goli Otok, Marshall Tito's Private Concentration Camp where Jak spends his 22nd birthday, and imagine the boy who was given shrapnel instead of sweets during the Homeland War in 1993. A must-read for the lover of short fiction. "Entertaining, perceptive, funny and thought-provoking slices of life, history and fantasy drawn from author Barbara Unkovi 's rich Croatian heritage and vivid imagination." Andrew Grant Barbara Unkovi is of Croatian and English descent and was born in New Zealand. She is the author of five published books. Her other titles include Adriatic Blue, Weeds in the Garden of Eden and A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing."