The opening line prepares the plot for the entire book. Who was she? Sriveni, who was once, recognized by her beautifully thick black plait, who was a helping hand to her midwife grandma, a distant companion to her twin brothers and a sensitive child who could connect with nature to her father.
Sexual violence will continue in war zones until commanders actually end up in the dock for overseeing such atrocities, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
DOMINIC SANDBROOK: There are some tales so harrowing that, try as you might, you can never forget them. Pictured: Ukrainians mourn civilians whose bodies were found lying in the open in Bucha.