"A great stone bridge built three centuries ago in the heart of the Balkans ... stands witness to the countless lives played out upon it" and to the sufferings

A great stone bridge built three centuries ago in the heart of the Balkans stands witness to the countless lives played out upon it and to the sufferings of the

'By the time I finished it something in me had shifted forever' Elif Shafak, New Statesman There is no hero or heroine in this book. Instead, there is a bridge,

"Why are the Balkans such a tinder box? A great novel can be of some assistance in answering such questions, by communicating truths through fiction -- by a ski