{"product_id":"9781885983213","title":"Hotel Sarajevo","description":"This is the story of Alma, a 14 year old girl coming of age in a city ravaged by war and anarchy. Alma is a plain but precocious adolescent, a daydreamer who has taken up residence with a group of teenage war orphans in the abandoned Hotel Sarajevo. They live as a family for more than a year scavenging for their daily needs.\u003cp\u003eHotel Sarajevo is a powerfully evocative novel of exquisitely worked moods and images and Alma, the narrator, is a complex fictional character. She is at once a child playing with her rag doll, a sexually aware teenager, and a young woman with highly developed self-analytical survival skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis empathetic first novel is a stunning exploration of psychological trauma and a poignant affirmation of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A haunting, masterful work.\" -\"Kirkus Reviews\",starred review, August 15, 1997\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the New Voices Award, Book-of-the-Month-Club, 1997\/1998\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turtle Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057844207856,"sku":"9781885983213","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781885983213_p0.jpg?v=1763605812","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781885983213","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}