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'Two young women plunging into post-war Bosnia like two Alices into
Wonderland . . . smart, energetic, passionate, announcing a major
talent.' - Aleksandar Hemon Sara hasn't seen or heard from her
childhood best friend, Lejla, in years. She's comfortable with her
life in Dublin, with her partner, their avocado plant, and their
naturist neighbour. But when Lejla calls her and demands she come
home to Bosnia, Sara finds that she can't say no. What begins as a
road trip becomes a journey through the past, as the two women set
off to find Armin, Lejla's brother who disappeared towards the end
of the Bosnian War. Presumed dead by everyone else, only Lejla and
Sara believed Armin was still alive. Confronted with the limits of
memory, Sara is forced to reconsider the things she thought she
understood as a girl: the best friend she loved, the first
experiences they shared, but also the social and religious lines
that separated them, that brought them such different lives.
Translated into English by author Lana Bastasic, Catch the Rabbit
tells the story of how we place the ones we love on pedestals, and
then wait for them to fall off, how loss marks us indelibly, and
how the traumas of war echo down the years.
Sara hasn't seen or heard from Lejla in years. She's comfortable with
her life in Dublin, with her partner, their avocado plant, and their
naturist neighbour. But when Lejla calls and demands she come home to
Bosnia, Sara finds that she can't say no.
What begins as a road trip becomes a journey through the past, as the
two women set off to find Armin, Lejla's brother who disappeared
towards the end of the Bosnian War. Presumed dead by everyone else,
only Lejla and Sara believed Armin was still alive.
Confronted with the limits of memory, Sara is forced to reconsider the
things she thought she understood as a girl: the best friend she loved,
the first experiences they shared, but also the social and religious
lines that separated them, that brought them such different lives.
Translated into English by Lana Bastašic, Catch the Rabbit tells the
story of how we place the ones we love on pedestals, and then wait for
them to fall off, how loss marks us indelibly, and how the traumas of
war echo down the years.
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