Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary

"A brilliant novelist and poet, Victoria Amelina faced Russia’s invasion and assault on her native Ukraine by transforming into a war crimes researcher and real-time documentarian. When I last interviewed her in June 2023, she was deep into writing this book, one focused on “extraordinary women” seeking justice. When a Russian missile killed her a few weeks later, it was left to three of her closest friends and her husband to finish her book using her notes. This book, at times anecdotal, is mesmerizing, combining short narratives, diary-like commentary, raw testimonies and disquieting detail."