'The first substantial book to emerge from the wave of new Scots who have arrived here in the last decade from war zones across the world. Sherifi is a woman younger than me, who has already seen more suffering and trauma than anyone should have to see in a lifetime. But she is still learning, changing and growing here in Scotland, building a new life which is not the same as the old one, but which still brings new challenges and fulfillments.' -- Joyce McMillan's appreciation at the Saltire Society Awards Ceremony 'An enthralling read. The refugees lack of a voice means that not only is their experience in the UK largely unheard and misunderstood... The most moving and intriguing sections of her well-written and carefully assembled story deal with this former journalist's life as an Albanian woman in Yugoslavia and then, unluckily, in Greater Serbia. ' -- Roger Hutchison in The Scotsman 'The commitment to those hurt, traumatised, exiled and derelict is both universal and personal, just as the account that follows this is. A face emerges out of the turbulent waters of history and speaks to us of where it has been.' -- George Szirtes, foreword author