November 18, 2011
“Families visiting the country on the weekend, browsing the shops, going to dinner. Bosnian families whose lives are just like ours—then one day, they are n
ot. Powerful, gorgeous writing—complicated without a hint of intellectual grandstanding. This novel is a difficult treasure.” —PNBA Awards Committee. Shards is on the shortlist for the 2012 PNBA Book Awards.