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A riveting novel about two women - one Serbian, one Bosnian - whose deep friendship spans years and continents, war and peacefulness, love and estrangement, in the vein of Elena Ferrante and Julia Alvarez. As soon as Marija walks into Lara's classroom, freshly shifted to Serbia from Sarajevo, Lara is enchanted by her lively beauty, self-confidence, and crazy energy - and is aware that both are destined to be lifelong friends. Closer than sisters, girls talk about everything, from taken berry and Hollywood videos as ladies to philosophies and even enthusiasts as young women. However when the Bosnian Warfare pits their homelands against each other in a bloodbath, Lara and Marija are compelled to split up for the very first time: Romantic Lara heads to America with her Hollywood-handsome new hubby, and brutal Marija profits to her indigenous Sarajevo to beat the war through journalism behind Bosnian lines. IN THE US, Lara looks for fulfillment through work and family, but when reports from Marija ceases, the uncertainty torments Lara, travelling her on a quest to find her friend. As Lara vacations through war-torn Serbia and Bosnia, pursuing clues which could yet lead to the flesh-and-blood Marija, she must also wrestle with truths about her own identification. Told in lush, brilliant prose, Country of Red Azaleas is a poignant testament to both the power of friendship and our capacity to find meaning and beauty in the face of devastation.

Category: Coming of Age